an iron bar bent like a crane's neck uniting the back and front timbers in a carriage (= 3e); also attributive.
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释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > bar connecting front and back timbers (2) crane-neck1686 an iron bar bent like a crane's neck uniting the back and front timbers in a carriage (= 3e); also attributive. crane1795 A name given to various other mechanical contrivances. Carriage-building. (See quot. 1794 crane-wheel n. at compounds 2b; and cf. crane-neck n.… |
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