单词 | forkhead |
释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : fork-headn. > as lemmasfork-head d. The part of a bicycle frame in which the (front or back) wheel revolves; also attributive, as fork-blade, fork-crown, fork-end, fork-head. Also plural. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > frame and parts of frame1869 fork1871 headpiece1877 head1881 frameset1899 dropout1923 crossbar1966 1871 English Mechanic 13 144 Can any reader give me a description of socket and fork of ‘Ariel’ bicycle? 1880 Scott. Football Ann. (advt.) The Howe Bicycle, all the latest improvements, hollow oval fork, &c. 1892 Work 27 Aug. 379/2 Front mud-guard should be fixed to fork crown with a bolt and nut. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 277/1 Pressing with the thumbs upon the hub, spring the fork ends one by one over the end of the axle. 1902 Captain 7 83/1 The fork head of the Raleigh. 1908 Daily Chron. 7 Nov. 7/1 In a fog it is better to carry one's lamp on the fork-blade than high up. 1952 Cycling (‘Know the Game’ Series) (1964) 17 The wheel revolves on a spindle contained in the hub and this is usually secured in the forks of the cycle by means of two ordinary nuts. 1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 544/2 The fork crown (at the top of the forks) is fixed to the steering column. 1968 Which? Aug. 233 We measured the strength of front forks (the parts of the frame which are likely to bend or crack first), pedal cranks and carriers. < see also as lemmas |
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