单词 | hand engine |
释义 | > as lemmashand engine hand engine n. now historical a fire engine with a hand-operated pump. ΚΠ 1679 Order 22 Aug. in Boston Town Rec., 1660–1701 (Rep. Boston Rec. Commissioners, Doc. 50) (1881) 132 That there be lodged in each quarter 4 Barrels of powder & 6 hand engins & 2 Crookes in each ward. 1716 G. Jacob Mod. Justice 87 Church-wardens of every Parish..are..to have and keep in Repair a large Engine, Hand Engine and Leather-Pipe and Socket. 1881 Harper's Mag Jan. 205/2 A hand engine known as the ‘Hay-wagon’. 1990 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 15 Sept. 1 d Hand engines were still kept in use, but gradually the city was able to purchase more of the efficient steam engines, and the foundations were laid for the modern city fire department. < as lemmas |
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