单词 | pouncing machine |
释义 | > as lemmaspouncing machine pouncing machine n. Hat-making (now rare) a machine used to finish the surface of a hat (see quots.). ΚΠ 1867 Sci. Amer. 4 May 286 Eunila Nougarit. Newark, N. J.—Hat–pouncing machine.] 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1780/2 Pouncing-machine,..a machine for raising a nap upon hat-bodies by a grinding action. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 716/1 Pouncing Machine, a machine for shaving or rubbing the surface of a hat or hat-body to rid it of shaggy fibres. 1907 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 5 Aug. One of his inventions is the Taylor pouncing machine used in the manufacture of felt hats. < as lemmas |
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