单词 | paring shovel |
释义 | > as lemmasparing shovel paring shovel n. ΚΠ 1488 Cely Papers in Eng. Stud. (1961) 42 151 (modernized text) Paring shovel. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Paring shouell, or instrument to pare flores, valgium. a1660 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais in Wks. (1664) II. 40 The paring-shovel of the Theologues. 1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell i. xv. 107 The Apprentice-Boys would soon knock them on the Head with their paring Shovels. 1855 W. Scott Waverley 211 He flourished the paring-shovel which usually made clean the steps of his little shop. 1986 R. E. Seavoy Famine in Peasant Societies 56 Removing the turf before plowing was called paring and burning... A paring shovel (breast plow) was pushed by a man using the leverage of his thighs. < as lemmas |
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