单词 | creosote-tank |
释义 | > as lemmascreosote-tank C1. attributive and in other combinations, as creosote-oil, creosote-tank, creosote-like adj. ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 660 L[arrea] mexicana, the Creosote plant of the Americans..its strong creosote-like odour renders it so repulsive that no animal will touch it. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 46 Timber, into which creosote oil has been forced under pressure. < as lemmas |
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