| 单词 | hag-block |
| 释义 | > as lemmashag-block hag-block n. Scottish and Irish English (northern) a block or board used as a support when chopping meat, wood, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > work-benches, seats, etc. > [noun] > block > for chopping on hagstock1402 hackstock1411 hacking stock1542 chopping-board1675 chopping-block1680 hacking-block1688 hack-log1822 hag-block1822 hag clog1822 1822 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Jan. 17/2 John Dinwoodie stood by the hag-block, dissecting the finest carcases of hill-wedder-mutton that ever revolved on a spit. 1847 Tyrone Constit. 12 Mar. McDonald..found a hatchet under the bed, and a stool which had apparently been used as a hag-block [sc. in butchering a stolen sheep]. 1877 G. Fraser Sketches 75 In wet weather, Hughie's [sc. a cartwright's] shop was well stocked with visitors; so much so that he could scarcely get the use of his hag-block. 1988 W. A. D. Riach Galloway Gloss. 22 Hag-block, a block for cutting wood. < as lemmas |
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