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单词 hand rest
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hand restn.

Brit. /ˈhand rɛst/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌrɛst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., rest n.1
Etymology: < hand n. + rest n.1
1. Any of various devices for resting the hand or hands on or supporting the hand whilst performing some activity.
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > (a) handhold
stayc1515
holdfast1566
hand rest1819
handlebar1844
handhold1845
grasp-hold1851
grab bar1959
1819 Surrey, Southwark, Middlesex, Sussex Gaz. 12 June 4/4 The interiors of the boxes are now of a bright pink, the hand-rests and cushions are crimson.
1884 Logansport (Indiana) Jrnl. 31 Jan. 4/3 Beside the plate a hand-rest is sometimes placed, for it is necessary that one should half recline on the table!
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. x. [Wandering Rocks] 219 Two carfuls of tourists passed slowly, their women sitting fore, gripping frankly the handrests.
1953 Pop. Mech. June 196/1 This convenient hand rest for sign painters may be improvised easily from a T-square and several rubber bands.
2001 K. Baumann in K. Baumann & B. Thomas User Interface Design for Electronic Appliances viii. 159 The keyboard is mounted horizontally and has a hand rest.
2. A T-shaped device on a lathe for supporting a manual turning tool. Cf. slide-rest n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > rests
rest1680
slide-rest1839
table-tree1843
hand rest1849
knife-rest1858
tool-rest1864
turning-rest1889
1849 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 48 305 What I claim as my invention, is..the hand-rest or handle, the arm and screw, the spring lever, [etc.],..in combination.
1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 377 Tommy,..a metal rod kept for insertion in the eyes of the tightening screws of hand-rest sockets, for tightening the T rest.
1922 Pop. Mech. Mar. 140 (advt.) Lathe complete with..Compound Slide Rest, Tool-post, Hand Rest, [etc.].
1953 Base Prices Machine Tools (U.S. Office Price Stabilization) 459 Lathe with regular equipment, consisting of..hand rest, center chuck driving plate and centers.
1997 P. Child & R. Child Craftsman Woodturner (rev. ed.) v. 47 Some amateurs get quite worried about the precise height of the hand-rest.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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