| 单词 | slob weir |
| 释义 | > as lemmasslob weir slob weir n. Irish English (now historical and rare) a type of fish weir used in the estuary of a river (cf. sense 1). ΚΠ 1828 Waterford Mail 24 May A fair description of this most destructive slob weir cannot be given—nor of the injury it has done for so many years. 1864 New Sporting Mag. June 467 Sweeping away the Scotch or slob weirs from the mouth of the various rivers. 1901 App. to Rep. Irish Inland Fisheries Comm.: Pt. I. Minutes Evid. in Parl. Papers (Cd. 450) XII. 314/2 The stake weirs and slob weirs were after being taken up when I went fishing, and for a few years until they got down again we had very good fishing. 2004 J. J. O'Sullivan Breaking Ground iv. 29 A stake weir was placed across the River Laune in Kerry as well as a slob weir for eels. < as lemmas |
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