| 单词 | serving board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasserving board serving board n. Nautical (now rare) a small flat board with a handle at one end and a notch at the other, used to wind a length of twine around a rope tightly in order to reinforce it and protect it from getting wet; cf. serving mallet n. ΚΠ 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 160 Serving board is a tapering thin piece of board, with a small score gouged at the end and sides. It is used for serving small ropes. 1914 Coast Seamen's Jrnl. 18 Nov. 7/1 This bag served as a receptacle for his ‘nautical instruments’—i.e. marline spike, fid, pricker, small serving board, palms,..and roping needles. 2001 D. Bennet Schooner Sunset v. 58/2 The small canvas bag in which the sailor kept his fid, marline-spike, serving board, palm, needles and wax, together with his kit bag. < as lemmas |
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