| 单词 | pit-horse |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspit-horse pit-horse n. ΚΠ 1798 R. Dodd Rep. Proposed Dry Tunnel Gravesend to Tilbury 15 (note) The horned animal..was..put into the net used for the passing up and down of the pit horses. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 224 Skep, a bucket or tub a pit-horse drinks out of. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers vii. 172 Jimmy, who had been a pit-horse. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 14 June The ponies on Dartmoor are more of a mixed lot, having bred with Shetlands that were brought in to increase stock and supply pit-horses for the coal mines in Wales. < as lemmas |
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