| 释义 |
chopstick1|ˈtʃɒpstɪk|
The cross-stick (of iron wire, whale-bone, etc.) attached to a deep-sea fishing-line a short distance from the sinker, from which the short lines bearing the hooks are hung.
1615E. S. Britain's Buss in Arb. Garner III. 642 Cod fishing..A chopstick is an iron about the bigness of a curtain rod, and a yard long; and, upon this iron, is a hollow pipe of lead, eight or nine inches long. c1682J. Collins Making Salt 87 A Fisherman hath a Line of 90 fathom length or more, with a lead at the end of it called a deep Sea-lead, of about 6 or 7 pound weight to sink it, above which is a cross-stick called a chop-stick, with two Lines and hooks at them with baites. 187.Buckland in Kent. Gloss. (E.D.S. 1887) Two old umbrella iron ribs make capital chop-sticks. 1880Antrim & Down Gloss. (E.D.S.) Chop-stick, a small bit of whalebone attached to a sea fishing line to keep the snood and hook clear of the sinker. 1881St. James' Budget 5 Aug. 12/1 The Kentish rig—which is the familiar chopstick with the two arms bent to an angle of 60°..has a detachable lead in the middle. |