| 单词 | ridging grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasridging grass a. (In sense 1.) ridging grass, ridging stone, ridging tile, ridging tree, etc. ΚΠ 1752 J. Ray Compl. Hist. Rebell. 311 The spy was hanged on what they call the ridging-tree of a house. 1753 J. Marchant Lusus Juveniles 109 The Ark in vain you ladder-up, And lodge upon the ridging Top. 1811 J. Farey Gen. View Agric. Derbyshire I. 431 At Coburn Quarry..Ridging-stones, a substitute for Ridge-Tiles, are prepared. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. x. §2286 Ridging, roofing, and flooring tiles. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 787 Ridging grass, Anatherum bicorne. 1900 C. G. Rogers Man. Forest Engin. India I. ii. vi. 225 (caption) Cross-sections of the two forms of ridging tiles in common use. 1976 West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 15 Dec. i. 11/8 (advt.) Chimney Stacks and Ridging Tiles. Work guaranteed. 1994 W. C. Cullen in Roofing Res. & Standards Devel. III. 10 The frequency of blistering, splitting and ridging problems was equivalent to the frequency of similar problems with membranes constructed with asphalt. < as lemmas |
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