| 单词 | scrieving iron |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscrieving iron scrieving iron n. now historical a pointed tool for carving identifying marks, esp. on trees; cf. scrieve iron n., scribing iron n. at scribing n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Scriving irons, Instruments for numbering trees. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Scriving-iron, an instrument used for numbering trees for sale. 1909 27th Ann. Rep. Fishery Board Scotl. 1908 257 The bracker appears in white apron, woollen gloves, and scrieving iron in each hand. 2002 I. G. R. Dormor Woodland Managem. in Two Yorks. Dales since 15th Cent. (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Leeds) 99 The trees to be cut had been marked with scrieving irons by the lngilbys' agent. < as lemmas |
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