| 单词 | crutching |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcrutching ˈcrutching n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep washing or dipping sheep-wash749 rivering1532 sheepwashing1826 crutching1837 sheep-dipping1852 jetting1941 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > partial shearing bearding1484 crutching1837 clatting1844 tagginga1890 barrowing1949 1837 [see sense 3]. 1915 [see sense 5]. 1933 L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 7 Oct. 15/7 When sheep are dipped, they are shoved under with a thing like an inverted crutch. This is called crutching. 1941 Nature 5 Apr. 421/2 ‘Crutching’..consists of shearing the wool away from the area around the tail so that this part keeps clean. 1953 O. E. Middleton in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 2nd Ser. 189 But aside from shearing and crutching times, life was good at the station. < as lemmas |
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