| 单词 | possum belly |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspossum belly possum belly n. U.S. slang (a) a storage container or sling underneath a railway carriage or vehicle chassis; (b) (hence also) a vehicle for livestock having an additional lower compartment. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > other parts centre plate1717 bumper1838 running-board1858 bonnet1889 bull bar1891 possum belly1904 tailgate1909 1904 Agitator (Wellsboro, Pa.) 13 July 4/5 The engine is anything but modern, and the coaches have the old ‘possum belly’ in which baggage was carried. 1939 P. A. Rollins Gone Haywire 66 There was a sufficient supply of firewood in the ‘cooney’ or ‘possum belly’ (a baggy, dried cowhide fastened horizontally beneath the wagon box and used for carrying a reserve of fuel). 1995 Animals' Voice Spring 8/2 Horses are usually transported in possum-belly trailers. Ideally, the smaller horses are loaded on top while the larger animals are put on the lower level. < as lemmas |
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