| 单词 | kicking-strap |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskicking-strap kicking-strap n. (a) a strap adjusted to prevent a horse from kicking; also figurative; (b) Nautical a rope lanyard fixed to the boom to prevent it from rising. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > straps lorainc1290 lingel1460 breeching1515 breastplate1578 martingale1584 rudstay1688 running martingale1747 breastband1783 breast collar1789 rump band1844 check-strap1857 kicking-strap1861 point1875 strapping1882 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > preventer or kicking-strap preventera1625 jumper1856 kicking-strap1861 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. vi. 112 They had..his belly-band buckled across his back, and no kicking strap. 1951 G. Pennant Young Sailor v. 70 It is to prevent the boom from lifting that a kicking strap is fitted. 1961 R. M. Tetley Sailing ii. 47 It is in a gybe that a kicking-strap proves its worth, since it holds down the after end of the boom thereby allowing complete control to be maintained over the sail at all stages of the manœuvre. < as lemmas |
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