| 单词 | sister hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmassister hook sister hook n. chiefly Nautical a tackle hook having two parts which fit together, each forming a mousing (mousing n. 2b) for the other. ΚΠ 1848 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 22 Apr. 500 sister hooks, assorted sizes. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log iv. 74 Unknotted jibsheets fly out, sister-hooks rattle loose. 1943 A. Ransome Picts & Martyrs xv. 141 Never forget to mouse the sister-hooks when you fasten the main halliard to the yard. 1993 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Jan. 1937/1 Said device comprising a sister hook arrangement including a pair of discrete sister elements. < as lemmas |
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