| 单词 | rafting dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrafting dog rafting dog n. an iron bar with a sharp point at one end and an eyelet at the other, used to secure logs in a raft. ΚΠ 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 244. Raft-dog, or Rafting-dog, a broad flat piece of iron, having a sharp point, and, at its other end, an eye formed through which the raft-chains are rove. 1872 Classified Index Subj. Invention (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Rafting-dogs. 1980 Amer. Speech 55 123 (note) A rafting dog is a metal spike, diamond-shaped in cross section, with an annular head. 2004 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 9 Feb. a1 The railway lanterns and rafting dogs—pointed eyelets hammered into logs so they could be lashed into rafts—that Mac used to sell on the road. < as lemmas |
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