| 单词 | heel stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheel stone heel stone n. a stone in which the base of a post, stanchion, etc., rests or is fixed. ΚΠ 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. 530 The stable posts, and posts in front of the feeding-troughs, to have heel-stones 12 inches square and 18 inches long. 1883 Iron 26 Jan. 70/3 Each of the heel-stones consists of a block of Penrhyn granite from Cornwall... The pair will carry the gates which will close the entrance to the lock. 1953 Proc. Royal Irish Acad. 1952–3 C. 55 50 The edge of the notch is not rubbed as it should be if it had functioned as the heel stone of a wooden door. 2008 D. A. Wilson Forensic Procedures for Boundary & Title Investig. xix. 315 (caption) A typical rail fence..with close-up showing the location of ‘heel stones’ under the intersections of the rails. < as lemmas |
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