a seat suspended from ropes, used for work on the body or masts of a ship or (later) in other high places, as the face of a tall building; cf. bos…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > work-benches, seats, etc. > [noun] > seat > for use while working aloft (4) boatswain's chair1856 a seat suspended from ropes, used for work on the body or masts of a ship or (later) in other high places, as the face of a tall building; cf. bos… seat-board1873 (a) (see quot. 1884); (b) = seat-tree n.; (c) a board suspended from scaffolding to serve as a seat for a workman; (d) a board forming a seat in a… cradle1874 Any framework of bars, cords, rods, etc. united by lateral ties; a grating, or hurdle-like structure. A suspended scaffolding or stage used by… bosun's chair1878 = boatswain's chair n. at boatswain, n. compounds 2. |
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