英语词汇“serving mallet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

serving mallet n. Nautical (now rare) a tool resembling a mallet with a groove cut along the length of its head, used to wind a length of twine around a rope tightly in order to reinforce it and protect it from getting wet (cf. service n.¹ 41); †(occasionally also) an old fashioned and unsophisticated vessel (obsolete).The twine is applied by placing the groove against the rope, running the twine over both the rope and the head of the mallet, and then turning the mallet around the rope.

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1701 J. Love Mariner's Jewel 58 (table) Serving Mallets.

1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ xxviii. 371 Magnificent clipper ships..who seemed to turn up their splendid noses at the squat, dumpy, antiquated old serving-mallet that dared to mingle with so august a crowd.

1998 B. Toss Compl. Rigger's Apprentice i. 8/1 Service is properly applied..over a bed of twine ‘worming’ and tarred canvas ‘parceling’, usually with a specialized tensioning device called a serving mallet.

单词	serving mallet
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