| 单词 | pelican hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspelican hook pelican hook n. see sense 5b. pelican hook b. Nautical. In full pelican hook. A hinged hook shaped like a pelican's bill, held in place by a ring or link around the narrow end which can be knocked off to release the hook quickly; a slip-hook. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook hookc900 haspedec1400 cleek1426 cleek-staffc1440 cramp1503 hock1530 gib-crook1564 cramp-iron1565 gib1567 cramper1598 bench hook1619 crampon1660 wall-hook1681 dressing hook1683 woodcock-eye1796 doghook1821 click1846 clipper1849 ice hook1853 witchetty1862 slip-hook1863 snap-hook1875 clip-hook1882 pelican1890 snake hook1944 1890 in Cent. Dict. XV. 4362/2 A hook, somewhat in the shape of a pelican's bill, so arranged that it can be easily slipped by taking a ring or shackle from the point of the hook. 1927 G. Bradford Gloss. Sea Terms 127/1 Pelican hook, a hinged hook which is held in place by a link... It is used to make shrouds fast to chain plates and for boat gripes. 1971 W. H. Heinrichs in J. Braeman et al. 20th-cent. Amer. Foreign Policy 153 They felt the scorn of a professional naval officer for the landlubber who could not tell a binnacle from a pelican hook. 1991 Motor Boat & Yachting June 18/1 (advt.) Pelican hook through stanchions... Alternative non-adjustable pelican including talurit splice. < as lemmas |
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