单词 | raccoon bridge |
释义 | > as lemmasraccoon bridge raccoon bridge n. now historical and rare a temporary or improvised bridge made from a felled sapling. ΚΠ 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 445 No other bridge than a sapling felled across it, which is called a raccoon bridge. 1793 P. Campbell Trav. Interior Parts N. Amer. 186 Crossing a deep swamp, ourselves on Racoon bridges, the portmantua Horse,..fell across a log [etc.]. 1940 Amer. Speech 15 422 Bartram..is surprised at the ease with which an Indian trips along over a ‘raccoon bridge’. 1993 K. E. Holland Braund Deerskins & Duffels v. 93 Larger rivers and streams were overlaid by ‘raccoon bridges’, which were merely large trees felled across the banks. < as lemmas |
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