| 单词 | foothole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoothole foothole n. a hole into which the foot or feet may be inserted; one used as a foothold; (also) a hole made by a foot.In quot. a1589: spec. a hole in a trap or snare into which an animal steps. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > hold footholea1589 fingerhold1720 handhold1726 side hold1829 toe-hole1876 push hold1904 side pull1920 under-hold1920 pressure hold1941 hand jam1948 thank God hold1955 undergrip1955 jug1957 chickenhead1961 crimp1994 a1589 L. Mascall Bk. Fishing (1590) 59 Which line must come vnder the ende of the planke, and drawne out at the foote hole. 1813 Trans. Soc. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce 31 149 The use of these feet-holes are for pressing. 1824 W. S. Gilly Narr. Mountains Piemont vii. 145 Steps, or foot-holes, cut in the rock. 1910 Fortn. Rev. 1 Sept. 540 The chief cause of delay is the slow drying of the soil in the region of the foot-holes caused by the bowlers. 1918 J. H. Morgan Gentlemen at Arms xii. 189 Each man put his left foot in a foot-hole cut in the wall of the trench and, reaching up, firmly gripped a stake in the parapet above him. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 Apr. (Sport section) 2 Some footholes..had been causing England pace bowler Stuart Broad problems in his run-up. < as lemmas |
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