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单词 ice dagger
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ice dagger
ice dagger n. a sharp, projecting piece of ice; spec. an icicle; also figurative.
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1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 103v A childe was slayne with an yse dagger [L. Paruulus stiria occisus est].
1858 E. S. Sheppard Rumour 327 Oh, the ice-daggers of conventionalism, when they strike through the fire of that slowest of the purifiers—suspense.
1897 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 616 Ice-daggers from roof-trees and deep drifts blown O'er hunting their rule maintained.
1960 R. Brindze All about Undersea Explor. vi. 73 The possibility of collision with ice daggers—or with ridges formed when ice floes collide—is an ever-present hazard of under-ice exploration.
1996 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 9 Feb. wup13 Who cared that..ice daggers hung from every branch and overhang.
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