单词 | drag-rope |
释义 | drag-ropen. A rope by which anything is dragged; spec. that used in dragging a piece of ordnance. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > thing used in pulling > a rope tialc1000 drag-rope1766 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 345 Harness for horses, besides mens harness, drag-ropes, &c. 1783 in R. T. Durrett Centenary of Louisville (1893) 147 4 pair drag ropes (damaged). 1856 E. E. Hale If, Yes & Perhaps (1868) 147 The sled is fitted with two drag-ropes, at which the men haul. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 46 The sailors manned the drag-ropes of the heavy guns. 1907 ‘O. Henry’ Heart of West 148 ‘He bears a drag-rope.’ ‘Get him and saddle him as quick as you can.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1766 |
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