| 释义 |
ˈcheck-string
A string by which the occupant of a carriage may signal to the driver to stop.
1774Colman Man of Business iii. (D.) The young man was in the high road to destruction..it was time to pull the check-string. 1796Felton Carriages Gloss., Check String, a worsted line, by which the coachman has notice to stop. 1845Mrs. Carlyle Lett. I. 358 In passing along Brompton Road, he suddenly pulled the check-string. |