单词 | pull-to |
释义 | pull-ton. 1. Weaving = lay-cap n. at lay n.8 Compounds. Now rare. ΚΠ 1854 A. Tolhausen et al. Dict. Technologique I. 66/2 Cape,..lay-cap; pull to. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1821/1 Pull-to (Weaving), the upper part of the lay, lathe, or batten, which is used to beat up the weft. Also called the lay-cap. 2. Irish English (northern), a kind of long-handled fork used for gathering floating seaweed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > digging or lifting tools > [noun] > fork > other forks pack-fork1648 pricker1688 pull-to1902 1902 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1899–1902 108 The weed is dragged in to the beach as it floats near with a pull to, a very long-handled, two-pronged fork with bent or hooked tines. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 264/1 Pull-to, a fork with two prongs bent at right angles and a very long handle, used for gathering seaweed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854 |
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