单词 | stevedores-knot |
释义 | stevedore's knot in British Englishnoun a knot forming a lump in a line, used by stevedores to secure ropes passing through holes stevedore's knot in American Englishnoun a knot that forms a lump in a line to prevent it from passing through a hole or grommet Word origin [1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, institutionalism, metric system, raider, trade nameWord lists with knot |
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