| 单词 | knot-hole |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknot-hole knot-hole n. (a) a hole in a board, etc., caused by the falling out of a knot; (b) the hollow formed in the trunk of a tree, by the decay of a branch; (c) a hole formed by the excavation of clay. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > knot-hole knot-hole1726 the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > stem, trunk, or bole > hollow in knot-hole1903 society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] > clay > hole formed by excavation of clay knot-hole1964 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 284 I found one great Leak, which was a Knot Hole. 1889 S. Baring-Gould Arminell (1890) I. i. 12 Fanny..detected an eye inspecting her through a knot-hole, laughed, and then turned crimson. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 3/2 The little coons..climbed up to the knot-hole, and scrambled down inside. 1964 E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds x. 98 There are craters..called knot-holes, and from them clay has been scooped and loaded into tub-like steel wagons to proceed..to the kilns. 1967 M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World i. 29 The underlying Lower Oxford clay..is taken from the claypit or ‘knot-hole’ by a mechanical excavator. < as lemmas |
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