| 单词 | riving hammer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriving hammer C1. General attributive, as riving hammer, riving machine, riving operation, etc. ΚΠ 1851 Sci. Amer. 6 Dec. 94/2 I claim, first, the peculiar form and mode of adjusting the riving plate, the same being self-adjusting by means of the spring upon which it rests. 1854 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 58 373 For an improved Riving Machine. 1918 Monthly Bull. Loyal Legion Loggers & Lumbermen July 10/1 Since riving operations have started the fact that boring insects are attacking the freshly felled trees and rived stock has come into prominence. 1921 F. M. McMurry & A. E. Parkins Elem. Geog. ii. v. 138/1 Some of the logs are too large to be transported readily and short lengths are split by wedges and a splitting or riving machine. 1987 H. Norman Northern Lights (1989) i. 17 In a corner of the room were the long-handled tools: shovels, riving hammers, [etc.]. 2007 C. Schwartz Workbenches iii. 50/2 The end grain..can be very accommodating to riving tools, such as a froe, wedge or hatchet. < as lemmas |
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