| 单词 | witchetty-hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitchetty-hook 1. A hooked stick used for extracting witchetty grubs (cf. sense 2) from holes in trees. Also witchetty-hook. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook hookc900 haspedec1400 cleek1426 cleek-staffc1440 cramp1503 hock1530 gib-crook1564 cramp-iron1565 gib1567 cramper1598 bench hook1619 crampon1660 wall-hook1681 dressing hook1683 woodcock-eye1796 doghook1821 click1846 clipper1849 ice hook1853 witchetty1862 slip-hook1863 snap-hook1875 clip-hook1882 pelican1890 snake hook1944 1862 W. R. H. Jessop Trav. & Adventures in Austral. II. xxii. 214 Besides the yam-stick, which is made of the hardest wood, there is the grub stick, called witchertie, a small hooked twig..: this last is used for extracting the grub from crevices and holes. 1925 H. Basedow Austral. Aboriginal 125 This implement is..usually cut from a small pronged twig…The stick is inserted into the hole.., hook foremost, and pushed in until the grub is penetrated…The witchedy-hook is known throughout central and southern Australia. 1950 Townsville (Queensland) Daily Bull. 25 Mar. 5/2 The witchetty grub has been an important item on the..‘extensive and peculiar’ menu: and the wltchetty-hook..an indispensable implement. < as lemmas |
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