| 单词 | pricking iron |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspricking iron pricking iron n. chiefly Saddlery an implement for making a regular series of holes or pricks in marking out a pattern for stitching. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > saddle- or harness-making > saddler's equipment stake nail1688 welt1871 stob1872 chamfering-toola1877 pricking iron1904 1904 P. N. Hasluck Harness Making ii. i. 18 Fig. 32 shows a tool used in stamping the lines preparatory to stitching. These tools vary in width from three teeth, which are used only for round points and scalloped work, to twenty-four teeth for straight lines... [Caption] Fig. 32.—Pricking-iron. 1960 G. E. Evans Horse in Furrow xvi. 206 A pricking iron—a chisel-shaped implement with points or teeth at regular intervals on the blade—was first used to mark out the pattern and to ensure that the stitches were uniformly placed. 1992 M. Margetts Classic Crafts 194 (caption) With a cork block as a base, a pricking iron is used to create evenly spaced holes. < as lemmas |
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