| 单词 | gin-horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgin-horse gin-horse n. now historical a horse that works a gin (sense 8b), a mill-horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > that turns a piece of machinery mill-horsec1443 mill-jade1612 whip-horse1677 gin-horse1693 whim-horse1759 well-horse1894 1693 W. Gilpin Let. 29 May in D. R. Hainsworth Corr. J. Lowther (1983) 27 I understand..your first intentions of managing the ginn-horses by such common undertakers as would do it cheapest. 1793 R. Burns Let. Dec. (2003) II. 265 There is a species of the Human genus that I call, the Gin-horse Class... Round, & round,..they go..without an idea or wish beyond their circle. 1828 T. Carlyle Burns in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 311 This orbit may be..the circle of a ginhorse. 1950 A. H. John Industr. Devel. S. Wales iii. 81 Ann Robins obtained 8d. a day for driving the gin-horse. 2000 T. Ingold Perception Environment iii. xv. 308 There is little difference in principle between the oarsmen of the Roman slave-galley..and the gin-horses. < as lemmas |
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