单词 | mitch-board |
释义 | † mitch-boardn. Nautical. Obsolete. A support (usually a wooden crutch) for a mast, boom, yard, or other horizontal spar when not in use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > supports for netting, for unused sails or spars roof-tree1336 crutch1769 mitch-board1883 1883 E. W. H. Holdsworth Sea Fisheries 58 The mast of these Yarmouth luggers..is supported about the middle by a broad upright piece of wood called a ‘mitch-board’. 1887 H. Caine Deemster I. x. 206 Davy jumped on deck, took a lantern and fixed it to the top of the mitch board. 1894 R. Leighton Wreck Golden Fleece 18 The crutch of the mitch-board. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1883 |
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