| 单词 | lady's ladder |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady's ladder lady's ladder n. Nautical slang a group of shrouds with closely spaced ratlines (ratline n.1 2). ΚΠ 1834 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. 2nd Ser. I. 8 The whole of the lower rigging was adrift, and the ‘ladies' ladders’, rendered comparatively useless. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 466/2 Lady's ladder, Rattlins set (too) close. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 129 Ladys ladder, Shrouds that are rattled too closely. < as lemmas |
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