| 释义 |
▪ I. sypher, v. Carpentry.|ˈsaɪfə(r)|
[Variant of cipher v. 9.]
To make a lap-joint by overlapping two bevelled or chamfered plank-edges, so as to leave a plane surface. So sypher-joint.
1841Dana Seaman's Man., Syphering, lapping the edges of planks over each other for a bulk-head. 1875Knight Dict. Mech., Sypher-joint. (Carpentry.) A lap joint for the edges of boards, leaving a flat or flush surface.
▪ II. sypher, -re
obs. ff. cipher n. |