| 单词 | life spencer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslife spencer life spencer n. [ < life n. + spencer n.2 (compare spencer n.2 2)] now historical a cork jacket for supporting the body in water (cf. life jacket n.). ΚΠ 1820 Trans. Soc. Arts 38 164 Life-spencer. 1859 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation (ed. 2) 1210/2 The whole apparatus is packed in a chest, containing from 8 to 12 rockets, the musket, a life-spencer, a chair to traverse on a rope, a canvas bag, and a ball of wood to throw to a person swimming. 1947 C. Marsden Eng. at Seaside 43 There were safety garments such as Wilson's Ladies' Silk Life Spencers and Swimming Waistcoats. < as lemmas |
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