单词 | put-gally |
释义 | † put-gallyn. Obsolete. rare. An apparatus for drawing water from a well or pit, consisting of a long pole attached to an upright which serves as a fulcrum, and having a counterweight on the handle; = sweep n. 24. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water > in form of lever kip-treec1440 sweep1548 put-gally1584 swipe1600 swip1639 bascule1678 1584–5 Indenture 27 Eliz. in Notes & Queries (1894) 8th Ser. V. 348/2 With free egresse and regresse thorowe the same waye, and with free accesse, egresse and regresse to the Putt gally, findinge wherewith to drawe and carrye the same water aweye, And together also withe like accesse egresse and regresse to the litle well there. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bascule, a swipe, scoope, or put-gally to draw vp water withall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1584 |
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