| 单词 | monkey board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonkey board monkey board n. †(a) a footboard at the back of a horse-drawn carriage or a bus, for a footman or conductor to stand on (obsolete); (b) Oil Industry (originally U.S.) a working platform high up on an oil derrick. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > parts of > board at rear to stand on monkey board1813 1813 J. Agg Secret Mem. Illustrious Princess II. xi. 64 You are obliged to remain contented to jump up behind, and find an uneasy standing-place on the monkey-board. Yes, John, the monkey-board, that is designed for you to exhibit yourselves. 1842 F. Trollope Visit to Italy II. xxii. 366 The almost grotesque effect occasioned by..four laquais crowded on the monkey-board. 1865 Morning Star 11 Feb. The man..pursued the omnibus and again jumped on the step and endeavoured to get on the spare monkey-board. 1921 Fairfield (Iowa) Daily Jrnl. 4 Jan. 6/4 The step of a bus on which the conductor stands is known as the monkey-board. 1945 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 24 July 1/2 Two Men Injured in Oil Field Accident... The men were injured when a finger came out of a monkey board knocking both men down. 2014 J. L. Burke Wayfaring Stranger xiii. 153 Above me, the derrick man on the monkey board was leaning out into space on his safety belt. < as lemmas |
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