A rung or stave of a ladder; each of the flat cross-pieces of a stepladder.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [noun] > rung or step (28) stepc1000 A rung or stave of a ladder; each of the flat cross-pieces of a stepladder. gangOE A step of a flight of stairs; a step or rung of a ladder. Obsolete. stavec1175 A rod, bar, pole or the like. A rung (of a ladder); a crossbar to the legs of a chair. Now dialect. (Cf. staff, n.1 7a 8e.) tine?c1225 A rung or step of a ladder. Obsolete. rare. ladder stalea1250 degreec1290 A step in an ascent or descent; one of a flight of steps; a step or rung of a ladder. Obsolete (except in Heraldry). rungc1300 Each of the rounded horizontal supports on a ladder for a person's foot. staffc1325 A rung of a ladder. ? Obsolete. Cf. stave, n.1 stairc1400 A step of a ladder. Obsolete. rare. ladder stavec1440 scalec1440 A rung or step of a ladder. Also figurative. Obsolete. roundc1450 A cylindrical part of an implement or other manufactured object. A rung of a ladder. stakec1450 A rung (of a ladder). Obsolete. rare. sprang1527 A rung or round of a ladder. Obsolete. rare. staver1534 A rung (of a ladder). Also, ‘one of the bars of a hay-rack’ (N.W. Linc. Gloss.); ‘a stake for a hedge, etc.’ (Sheffield Gloss.). rundle1565 A rung of a ladder. Frequently in figurative context. Cf. roundel, n. 8. Now rare. rave1566 A rung of a ladder. Obsolete. rare. roundel1585 A wooden cylinder; spec. a rung of a ladder (cf. round, n.1 13a, rundle, n.1 6a). Chiefly figurative and in figurative contexts. Obsolete. rondel1616 A rung of a ladder. Cf. round, n.1 13a, roundel, n. 8. Obsolete. ladder rung1620 rowel1652 A round or rung of a ladder. Obsolete. spokea1658 A round or rung of a ladder, etc. Also figurative. stower1674 A rung of a ladder. stale1714 Each of the two upright sides of a ladder (obsolete). Also (now dialect), a rung or step of a ladder. Also, the stave of a rack in a stable. rim1788 A rung of a ladder. tread1838 The horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair; also, the width of this from front to back; also, each of the rungs of a ladder. through1899 English regional (Northumberland). A ladder rung which projects beyond the upright supports on either side (see quot.). Obsolete. rare. step iron1912 an iron projection fixed into a wall or the like to serve as a support for the foot when ascending. |
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