单词 | gin pole |
释义 | > as lemmasgin pole gin pole n. †(a) each of the poles comprising the legs of a gin (sense 8a) (obsolete rare); (b) originally and chiefly U.S. a pole, beam, etc., used for hoisting, typically fitted with a rope and pulley at one end and held steady at an angle by ropes. ΚΠ 1792 Times 2 Mar. A good set of Gin Poles; a complete set Brass-sheathed Pullies;..a Timber Jack; 100 Pair of new Oak Wedges. 1835 E. Gilbert Youth's Catechetical Gram. 22 The men raised the heavy timbers of the Church with ropes and pullies suspended on a gin-pole. 1993 Westcoast Logger Feb. 14/1 After the spar tree is raised, the gin pole is no longer required. 2016 Corsicana (Texas) Daily Sun (Nexis) 11 Aug. (State and Regional News section) He would even move people from one cemetery plot to another, using his truck with the gin pole on it. < as lemmas |
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