α. 1600s kingstone, 1700s kinson, 1700s–1800s kingston.
β. 1700s king's stone.
| 单词 | kingston | 
| 释义 | † kingstonn.1α. 1600s kingstone, 1700s kinson, 1700s–1800s kingston. β. 1700s king's stone.  Obsolete (English regional (south-eastern) in later use).   The monkfish of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters,  Squatina squatina. More fully  kingston fish,  kingston ray. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > 			[noun]		 > angel-fish or monk-fish monkfish1582 sea-monk1611 sea-devil1634 kingston1666 angelfish1668 skate1668 piper1673 mermaid fish1738 fiddle-fish1748 fiddler1750 monk1756 angel shark1776 shark-ray1836 puppy-fish1880 squat1884 sea-angel1891 1666    C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 186  				Squatina, a Kingstone. 1736    R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ I. (at cited word)  				The king's stone..Squatina. 1747    H. Glasse Art of Cookery xxi. 163  				Fish in Season..Thornback, and Homlyn, Kinson, Oysters [etc.]. 1770    W. Hewson in  Philos. Trans. 1769 		(Royal Soc.)	 59 205  				I next went to Brighthelmstone, where I found kingston, or monk-fish, a species of skate. a1793    J. Hunter Ess. & Observ. 		(1861)	 II. 405  				The kingston fish and torpedo would seem to be in a middle state between the shark and the skate. 1836    W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 407  				It is common on the coasts of Kent and Sussex, where it is called a kingston. 1898    Fishing Gaz. 3 Dec. 454/3  				The monk or angel fish..is a distinct species entirely, and generally known by the following local terms: Monk fish, angel fish,.., Kingston ray. 1914    Country Life 25 July 143/2  				This curious species, known to the local fishermen as the ‘Kingston’ or ‘fiddle-fish,’ can hardly be said to be rare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020). Kingstonn.2 Nautical. Now chiefly historical.  I.  Compounds.  1.  attributive and in the genitive. Designating a type of sea valve which is manually opened outward, and when not in use is kept closed by the exterior water pressure. As  Kingston valve,  Kingston's valve. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > 			[noun]		 > valve or sea-cock Kingston1837 sea-cock1855 sea-valve1895 1837    R. Otway Elem. Treat. Steam Index 238  				Pipe, preventives against accident, Syphon, Hingston's [sic] Valve. 1846    J. Bourne Treat. Steam Engine xi. 223/1  				In modern steam vessels Kingston's valves are..used, which consist of a spindle or plate valve fitted to the exterior of the ship, so that if the internal pipe or cock breaks, the external valve will still be operative. 1859    Reed's New Guide Bk. Local Marine Board Exam. 62 		(heading)	  				Boiler valves and cocks...Kingston valves. 1883    A. E. Seaton Man. Marine Engin. xvi. 301  				For all large inlets the Kingston valve is preferable, as it acts as a non-return valve in case of the spindle breaking, and can then always be worked by simply forcing it outwards. 1905    E. M. Donkin  & B. Donkin tr.  G. Bauer Marine Engines & Boilers 418  				Most of the valves in merchant ships consist of ordinary valves opening inwards, but on warships the old so-called ‘Kingston’ valves are still frequently met with. 2008    S. Hart Submarine Upholder vii. 62  				The depth-gauge in the control jumped from 28 to 80 feet as the E.R.A. whipped open Q tank's Kingston valve.  II.  Simple uses.  2.  A Kingston valve. ΚΠ 1857    Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 145 90  				It is my belief..that some small substance, such as a bit of wood or coal, was driven through the Kingstons, and temporarily prevented their closing after blowing off. 1883    A. E. Seaton Man. Marine Engin. xvi. 303  				A valve may be fitted in lieu of a cock to even the smallest Kingston. 1927    Boys' Life June 13/2  				‘Kingston's open—'r carried away, maybe—in Number Three ballast tank. Rotten place t' put one, anyhow.’ ‘What—w-hat's a Kingston?’ stammered Perry. ‘Sea-valve—ballast trimmin'-tanks, likely.’ 1933    ‘L. Luard’ All Hands 124  				Drop of air in three main. Open three Kingston. Close air. Open three vent. 2006    J. E. Acus tr.  D. A. Romanov Fire at Sea xvii. 138  				One of the main reasons the submarine sank was the absence of Kingstons on the MBTs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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