| 单词 | indian ladder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian ladder Indian ladder n. a ladder made from a tree trunk, with footholds created by notching the trunk or cutting back its branches. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [noun] > other ladders rope ladder1658 tackling-ladder1680 Indian ladder1715 peg ladder1854 hook-ladder1858 cat-ladder1883 1715 J. Reading Jrnl. 19 May in Proc. New Jersey Hist. Soc. (1915) 3rd Ser. 10 41 S. G. and I went up..to a rock which shoots from the hill to the river..about 20 foot high, against which we set an Indian ladder. a1854 J. F. Kelly Humors of Falconbridge (1856) 68 An Indian ladder, that is, a scrubby saplin', trimmed with footholds left on it, was laying against the old tree. 1929 L. P. Summers Ann. Southwest Virginia 1517 It is very easy to ascend and descend, as the limbs usually begin at the ground, and being cut off about a foot from the trunk, a very convenient ‘Indian ladder’ is formed. 1999 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 12 Dec. 10 Up until 1818, other venturers descended to the base of the falls by virtue of an ‘Indian ladder’. < as lemmas |
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