释义 |
valinch(er, velinche(r see quots. and valentia.
1823E. Moor Suffolk Wds. s.v. Valentia,..I have met with the word in print, spelled Valinch. 1847Webster, Valinch, a tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bung-hole. 1868Loftus' Catal. Hydrometers, etc. 6 Velinchers for sampling casks. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2553 Thief-tube,..a sampling-tube; a velinche. 1899N. & Q. 4 Feb. 97/1 The nearest approach to a ‘long’ measure is the valincher, or valinch, used in sampling ‘from the bung’. |