单词 | hollowing-iron |
释义 | > as lemmashollowing-iron ˈhollowing n. a making hollow, excavation; also attributive, as in hollowing-iron, hollowing-knife, hollowing-machine, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [noun] > concavity > making concave hollowing1607 the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [noun] > making hollow hollowing1607 excavation1611 excavating1691 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 62 Make it by a little hollowing to bear..from the false quarter. 1641 in T. Lechford Note-bk. (1885) 428 One hollowing iron..one rabbetting iron. 1715 J. Addison Spectator No. 584. ¶6 The digging of Trenches, and the hollowing of Trees, for the better Distribution of Water. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hollowing-knife (Coopering), a drawing-knife for working on concave surfaces. 1876 Clin. Soc. Trans. 9 191 When the child was made to bend the body, this lumbar hollowing did not disappear. < as lemmas |
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