单词 | rub iron |
释义 | > as lemmasrub iron rub iron n. a protective metal plate against which a part of a machine, etc., may rub; cf. rubbing plate n. at rubbing n. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1868 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1867 II. 865 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 96) X The spring presses against the revolving rub-iron to keep it from rattling on its bolt. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1998/2 Rub-iron, a plate on a carriage or wagon-bed against which the fore-wheel rubs when turning short. 2006 J. Zuehlke Snowplows 14 (caption) The rub iron scrapes against the curb. It keeps the plow from getting damaged by the hard curb. < as lemmas |
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