单词 | clod-mall |
释义 | > as lemmasclod-mall clod-mall n. (also clod-mell) a large wooden mallet or hammer for breaking clods (archaic). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > hammer or implement for breaking clods plough beetlea1325 plough-mella1475 clotting-mall1483 plough maula1500 clotting-beetle1620 clod-mall1794 comminutor1859 1794 Agric. Surv. Berwick p. xxxii. (Jam.) To break the clods..used formerly to be done..by hand with clod-mells, or wooden mallets. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Clod-mall, a large wooden hammer employed for breaking clods. 1884 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (1886) Clod-maw. < as lemmas |
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