单词 | roke |
释义 | roke1/rəʊk/Now Scottish and English regional noun Steam; vapour, mist, fog, or an instance of this. OriginMiddle English (in an earlier sense). Probably from early Scandinavian from a variant (without i-mutation) of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic reykr smoke, vapour, Old Swedish röker smoke, vapour, odour (Swedish rök), Old Danish røk smoke. Compare Anglo-Norman roke mist, fog. roke2/rəʊk/(also roak, roake) Founding noun A longitudinal surface defect in a steel ingot in the form of a thin shallow depression typically lined with scale. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in British Patents. Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare English regional (north.) roke, rawk, rawk flaw or defect in a piece of cloth, stone, metal, etc. |
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