| 释义 |
cant hook in American English a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs see also peavey cant hook in American English (kænt) nouna wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs Also called: cant dog Word origin [1840–50 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, creationism, dope, layout, sensationalism |