| 单词 | pegwood |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspegwood pegwood n. (a) Shoemaking wood for making pegs for shoes (now historical); (b) dogwood in thin strips having one end sharpened to a point, used by jewellers for cleaning the pivot-holes of watches. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > other cleaning methods, devices, or substances > [noun] > devices comb-brush1611 pickler1758 pegwood1822 bottle washer1826 knife-board1829 riper1880 file-card1884 iron cloth1889 bottle-cleaner1896 soot-blower1930 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 12 Oct. 3/5 (advt.) On Monday morning, at 10 o'clock..will be sold, a number of articles, among which are, Fixtures of Cases, suitable for a Boot or Shoemaker—Boot Trees—a Stock of Lasts—Peg wood, &c. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 184 A watch maker would be quite at a loss without a stock of peg wood. 1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches 128 Pegwood. Stripped twig of boxwood sharpened at the end like a pencil and used to clean out the pivot holes of clocks and watches. < as lemmas |
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