单词 | ring dogs |
释义 | > as lemmasring dogs ring dogs n. an implement used for hauling timber, consisting of two dogs (dog n.1 22) connected by a ring. ΚΠ 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. at Dog If connected by a ring going through the eyes, they are called ring-dogs. Both..kinds of dogs are used for lifting timber. 1889 Boston Daily Advertiser 19 Aug. 6/7 5 kegs nails—6 windows and frames—9 coils Manila rope—4 doz pairs ox bows—5 bbls ring dogs—5 cks chains—150 bls hay—360 bu corn—7637 feet hard pine lumber. 1919 J. O. Curwood River's End i. 7 That night I slipped the ring-dogs on you I felt almost like a devil. 2005 H. R. Coursen Wilderness iv. 56 The tools used in the treacherous transport of logs down-river—raft shackles, log tongs, pickaroons, ring dogs, cant hooks, raft doggers, and marking axe. < as lemmas |
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