| 单词 | kentish knock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKentish Knock 2. A name given on the coast of Lincolnshire, etc., to sandbanks. Cf. Kentish Knock, a sandbank near the mouth of the Thames; also Knock Sand. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > reef > sandbank > [noun] sand-ridgec1000 hurst1398 shelp1430 sand1495 ayre1539 bar1587 knock1587 sandbank1589 middle ground1653 middle1702 overslaugh1755 sandbar1767 sea-bank1828 tow-head1829 wharf1867 whale1905 horse1926 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1538/2 He vndertooke to make [at Dover] certeine groins or knocks, which at the havens mouth should cause such a depth, as thereby the whole harborough should lie drie at a low water. 1881 Standard 19 Dec. 6/3 Olive Branch has been assisted into Harwich very leaky, having knocked over the Knock Sand. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 1 Dec. 7/2 The surf boat..when near Kentish Knock was taken in tow by a tug..no vessel can be found on the Knock. < as lemmas |
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