| 单词 | knee-board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknee-board knee-board n. (a) the part of the leg at the back of the knee, the back of the thigh or hough; (b) in a cotton-yarn winding-machine (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > knee > [noun] > back of hamc1000 knee-boardc1425 hough?a1513 houx1555 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > equipment for > machine > part of knee-boardc1425 building motion1904 c1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 637/13 Hec fragus, kneborde. 1895 R. Marsden Cotton Weaving 257 The board..generally called the knee-board, an incorrect name if regard be had to its function. This board is usually covered with flannel, and forms a check upon the too easy delivery of the yarn to the draught of the spindle, thereby securing uniformity of tension in the winding. < as lemmas |
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