| 单词 | molasses gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmolasses gate molasses gate n. a tap having a sliding lip to prevent leaks (see quot. 1875). ΚΠ 1841 U.S. Patent 2,342 10 Nov. 1/1 I..have invented a new and useful Improvement in Molasses-Gates and Liquor-Cocks. 1867 E. T. Freely Philadelphia & Manufactures 323 (advt.) We keep a full stock of the following articles:..American Fish Hooks and Lines; House and Gong Bells; Lincoln & Stebbin's Molasses Gates; Stair Rods [etc.]. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1458/2 Molasses-gate, a faucet with a sliding lip at the discharge end, to cut off the flow positively and prevent drip. 1884 J. Phin Dict. Apiculture 44 Beekeepers have adopted the ‘molasses-gate’. 1902 Sears Catal. (ed. 112) 749 Molasses Gates. Stebbin's pattern. Size given indicates the size of the hole which should be bored. < as lemmas |
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