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单词 hoop-stick
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hoop-stickn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhoop-stick.
1. A thin pliable stick or sapling such as is used for making cask-hoops.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > wood for making hoops
girth-tree1344
girth-sting1496
hoop-stick1678
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > stick, twig, or rod > for other uses
winding1405
hoop-pole1645
hoop-stick1678
rack-stick1821
long small1852
frithles1881
1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. i. 12 Your Punch fixed at the end of a Hoop-stick or some such Wood.
1704 tr. Hist. Acct. Sufferings & Death I. le Fevre 75 How many blows I have received with Cudgels and Hoopsticks.
2. One of the arched rails forming the framework of a carriage-head.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > frame of cart or carriage > other frame timbers
sheth1496
summer?1523
everingsa1642
hoop-stick1794
nunter1794
transom1794
wain-trees1876
horn-bar1879
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 34 The compass rails, called hoop-sticks, five or six in number, shaped to the intended form of the roof.
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 48 The slats and hoop-sticks, or the timber-work for a square head to support the leather.
3. A stick for driving a toy hoop.
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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > hoop > stick
hoop-iron1820
hoop-stick1852
skimmer1891
1852 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. III. 174 A woman, bowling a hoop round the walks, with a hoop-stick in one hand and a book in the other.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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