| 单词 | chaff box |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschaff box chaff box n. (a) a device consisting of a long box fitted with a blade or blades operated by moving or turning a handle, used to chop up straw and hay for fodder ( cf. chaff cutter n. (b)) (now historical); (b) a box containing chaff (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [noun] > cutting chaff for fodder > machine chaff-cutter1772 chaff-box1838 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep 374 In the first Place, there must be a Chaff-Box, or Engine provided for cutting Chaff, and the Chaff must be made by cutting Clover Hay. 1838 W. L. Rham Outl. Flemish Husbandry xvii. 89 The chaff-cutter is exactly like our common chaff-box, where the work is done by the hand. 1912 Jrnl. Dept. Agric. S. Austral. May 1091 I am quite aware that, by keeping the youngsters on good grass, with free access to the chaff-box from the time they are foals, they will do better. 1976 N. Smedley Life & Trad. Suffolk & North-east Essex v. 93 The earliest form of chaff-cutter was the chaff-box, with a blade working guillotine-fashion as the straw was pushed to the end of the box. 2009 S. Coonts Disciple (2010) xv. 251 She pumped off some flares from her chaff box, just in case the guy behind her triggered a heat-seeking missile into the clouds. < as lemmas |
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