| 单词 | cow-horn forceps |
| 释义 | > as lemmascow-horn forceps cow-horn n. the horn of a cow; a horn used for calling cattle; attributive in cow-horn forceps (see quot.). ΚΠ a1000 Laws of Ine 59 Cuu horn biþ twegea pæninga wurþ. a1605 A. Montgomerie Sonnets (1887) lxii. 6 My trumpets tone is terribler be tuyis Nor ȝon couhorne, vhereof ȝe me accuse. 1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek ii. 25 The cow-horns were presently no longer heard. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Cow-horn Forceps, a dentist's instrument for extracting molars. That for the upper jaw has one hooked prong like a cow's horn, the other prong being gouge-shaped. < as lemmas |
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