单词 | shufti-scope |
释义 | > as lemmasshufti-scope shufti-scope n. a probe (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for observing > [noun] sight tube1851 shufti-scope1948 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 169 Shuftiscope, instrument used by doctors for exploring the interior of a dysentery case. A telescope or periscope. 1962 Times 12 Apr. 9/4 When officers were making a routine check of the vehicle with an instrument they call a ‘shufti-scope’ they found the watches. Mr. Eaton explained that the ‘shufti-scope’ is an instrument consisting of a probe with a light through which it is possible to see into cavities. < as lemmas |
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