单词 | scorper |
释义 | scorpern. 1. Woodworking and Metalwork. ‘A gouging-tool for working in a depression, as in hollowing bowls, butter-ladles, etc. Also used in removing wood or metal from depressed portions of carvings or chasings’ (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > other types of cutting equipment > [noun] > gouging tools scoop1747 scooper1837 scorper1843 groover1865 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 164 Small gouges, chisels, and scorpers of various forms and sizes [for working alabaster]. 1883 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. Scorpers, in wood engraving, tools used for cutting away large spaces after outlining or engraving, so as to leave only the drawing in relief. 2. A jeweller's instrument for drilling holes and cutting away parts of the metal-work around settings to hold precious stones ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ΚΠ 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 230 Scorper, a kind of graver used for squaring the corners of sinks, easing watch bezels and other purposes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1843 |
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