| 单词 | plumber's snake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplumber's snake plumber's snake n. (also plumbers' snake) originally U.S. a length of stiff but flexible metal cable which may be forced round bends in pipes, as when unblocking drains, etc. ΚΠ 1942 Chicago Sunday Tribune 26 Apr. vi. 6/1 When drains are sluggish and slow there are commercial preparations for clearing them up..and also handy ‘plumbers' snakes’. 1947 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 11 Aug. 26/2 After you've gone as far as you can with the spoon, try some wire or a plumber's snake. 1995 Ottawa Citizen 22 Apr. (Homes section) 3 Use the hose or a plumber's snake to shift the blockage, then install a leaf strainer at the top of the downspout. < as lemmas |
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