| 单词 | loose-wrist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasloose-wrist a. With nouns, forming adjectival combinations, as loose-needle, loose-wrist. ΚΠ 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 24 I shall..make bold..to borrow a little of their loose-tongue Liberty. 1866 Athenæum No. 1997. 178/3 Loose-wrist practice [in pianoforte-playing] is a most excellent thing. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Dialling, the operation of making a survey with the dial. There are two ways of using the instrument, known as loose needle and fast needle dialling. < as lemmas |
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