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单词 rough lock
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rough lockn.

Brit. /ˈrʌf lɒk/, U.S. /ˈrəf ˌlɑk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., lock n.2
Etymology: < rough adj. + lock n.2 Compare earlier roughlock v.
North American. Chiefly U.S. regional (western).
A device, as a chain or shoe, which prevents a wheel from turning or a log from rolling and thus acts as a brake on a steep slope.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > skid or lock to retard motion
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rough lock1858
spoke1858
wagon-drag1875
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slipper-drag1883
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1858 Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa.) 15 Feb. 3/4 (advt.) Log chains, plough gears, rough lock, ice cutter.
1886 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury June 3/1 If he thinks the logs will slide and overtake his team, he puts a chain around some of them, making what he calls a rough lock.
1913 E. MacLennan in E. MacLennan & C. W. Snow Songs of Neukluk 15 She had a skookum load of logs, but I couldn't understand With the rough-lock and the gee~pole how it scaped from her command.
1962 J. Onslow Bowler-hatted Cowboy v. 46 The rough-lock bit deep into the softening ice and mud.
2002 Idaho Statesman (Nexis) 20 Aug. 3 Large iron shoes called rough locks fit over the lower edge of the back wheels and slowed the wheels turning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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