单词 | hook-and-eye |
释义 | > as lemmashook-and-eye hook-and-eye v. (transitive) to fasten with or as with a hook and eye; figurative to connect, link. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with hook (and eye) hook1611 hook-and-eye1827 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 82 That any combination of chances should hook-and-eye me with any near connection of absolute wisdom! a1843 R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1849) 2nd Ser. 230/1 A multitude of stories hooked and eyed together clumsily. 1855 J. Leech Pict. Life & Char. 11 (heading) Hooking and Eyeing. < as lemmas |
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