单词 | coach pole |
释义 | > as lemmascoach pole coach pole n. now chiefly historical the shaft of a coach, to which horses are hitched; cf. pole n.1 1b. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. viii. 336/1 The Swingle Tree of a Coach Pole..fastned by..pinns to the Coach Pole, to the which Horses are fastned by their Harnish when there is more then two to draw the Coach. 1775 R. B. Sheridan St. Patrick's Day i. ii Such a thing..as an old coach-pole, or a spare bed-post. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. viii. 631 As if we were a starved coach-horse, to be quickened along by a wisp of hay put upon the coach-pole, close ahead of us always! 1996 Carriage Jrnl. 334 56/1 All harness spares plus a spare coach pole and swingletrees were carried in the backup cars. < as lemmas |
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