请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 rough lock
释义

rough lock

[ ruhf-lok ]
/ ˈrʌf ˈlɒk /

noun

a chain, rope, braking shoe, etc., that on a downward slope keeps a wheel from turning, a log from rolling, or a runner from moving; a downhill brake: The steep terrain put a harsh strain on the rough lock, but the mules were patient and we got that wagon down all in one piece.

Origin of rough lock

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby rough lock

roughish, rough it, rough-legged buzzard, rough-legged hawk, rough lemon, rough lock, roughly, rough music, roughneck, rough out, rough passage
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for rough lock

  • "He'd no business to start down if his rough-lock wasn't all right," he said.

    The Quirt|B.M. Bower
  • Brit, he reasoned, could not have known before he started that his rough-lock had been tampered with, else he would have fixed it.

    The Quirt|B.M. Bower
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 21:47:04