odd-legadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɒdlɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈɑdˈlɛɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: odd adj., leg n.

Etymology: < odd adj. + leg n.

Designating a pair of compasses or callipers having one of the two legs bowed or bent; usually as odd-leg callipers. Also used as n., in plural: = jenny n. 6.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > compasses, dividers, or callipers

compassa1387

proportional compass1570

callipers1571

calliper compass1581

triangular compasses1701

dividers1703

cannipers1707

hair-compasses1728

bow-compass1796

outside calliper1874

wing-compass1875

moff1885

odd-leg1900

1900 N.E.D. at Jenny Also called oddlegs or moffs.

1902 P. Marshall Metal Working Tools 12 A useful form of calipers for marking off..is known by various names, such as ‘odd-leg calipers’, ‘scribing calipers’, ‘hermaphrodite calipers’, ‘mophs’, or ‘jennies’.

1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes (1969) i. 35 The jenny or odd-leg callipers are used to scribe arcs.

1988 D. Rees Craft, Design & Technol. (1989) xi. 102 (table) Work to be done: Marking out on metal. Hand tools needed: Engineers blue..oddleg calipers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odd-leg
释义	odd-legadj.n. Brit. /ˈɒdlɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈɑdˈlɛɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: odd adj., leg n. Etymology: < odd adj. + leg n. Designating a pair of compasses or callipers having one of the two legs bowed or bent; usually as odd-leg callipers. Also used as n., in plural: = jenny n. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > compasses, dividers, or callipers compassa1387 proportional compass1570 callipers1571 calliper compass1581 triangular compasses1701 dividers1703 cannipers1707 hair-compasses1728 bow-compass1796 outside calliper1874 wing-compass1875 moff1885 odd-leg1900 1900 N.E.D. at Jenny Also called oddlegs or moffs. 1902 P. Marshall Metal Working Tools 12 A useful form of calipers for marking off..is known by various names, such as ‘odd-leg calipers’, ‘scribing calipers’, ‘hermaphrodite calipers’, ‘mophs’, or ‘jennies’. 1964 S. Crawford Basic Engin. Processes (1969) i. 35 The jenny or odd-leg callipers are used to scribe arcs. 1988 D. Rees Craft, Design & Technol. (1989) xi. 102 (table) Work to be done: Marking out on metal. Hand tools needed: Engineers blue..oddleg calipers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1900
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