释义 |
▪ I. † ˈchanneller1 Obs. rare—1. [f. channel n.1 + -er1.] A fisherman or mariner in a channel.
1574Bourne Regiment for Sea 60 b, For them that are Channellers or occupiers amongst sandes and banks..it is good for them to sounde the channelles. ▪ II. channeller2, channeler|ˈtʃænələ(r)| [f. channel v. + -er1.] A machine for cutting channels or grooves in rock in quarrying. Used chiefly with a qualifying word, as bar-channeller, one in which the cutters are attached to a bar or carriage; rock-channeller; track-channeller (track n. 14).
1897Review Rev. Nov. 567 What are called channellers have been utilized. |