jerk linen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒəːk lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈdʒərk ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jerk v.¹, line n.²

Etymology: < jerk v.¹ + line n.²

North American.

A rope used in place of reins to guide a team of mules or other animals.

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stringa1300

banda1400

head rope1810

tending-string1821

lead-rope1846

leading-string1859

jerk line1865

guy rein1869

headline1889

1865 Missouri State Times (Jefferson City) 20 May (advt.) Government Sale of Condemned Property..Lead and jerk lines, hay and manure forks, Carpenter's tools.

1888 M. Grigsby Smoked Yank xix. 156 The driver rode on the nigh wheel mule, and drove the leader with a jerk-line.

1937 J. Steinbeck Of Mice & Men ii. 61 He was a jerkline skinner..capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders.

1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 401 They drove the oxen with jerkline and jockeystick.

2016 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 13 Mar. a5/5 The last pair of mules (the pointers) hitched directly to the tongue of the wagon is guided by the teamster's jerk line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jerk line
释义	jerk linen. Brit. /ˈdʒəːk lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈdʒərk ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jerk v.¹, line n.² Etymology: < jerk v.¹ + line n.² North American. A rope used in place of reins to guide a team of mules or other animals. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > lead stringa1300 banda1400 head rope1810 tending-string1821 lead-rope1846 leading-string1859 jerk line1865 guy rein1869 headline1889 1865 Missouri State Times (Jefferson City) 20 May (advt.) Government Sale of Condemned Property..Lead and jerk lines, hay and manure forks, Carpenter's tools. 1888 M. Grigsby Smoked Yank xix. 156 The driver rode on the nigh wheel mule, and drove the leader with a jerk-line. 1937 J. Steinbeck Of Mice & Men ii. 61 He was a jerkline skinner..capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules with a single line to the leaders. 1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 401 They drove the oxen with jerkline and jockeystick. 2016 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 13 Mar. a5/5 The last pair of mules (the pointers) hitched directly to the tongue of the wagon is guided by the teamster's jerk line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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