| 单词 | small-bower |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmall-bower 1. The name of two anchors, the best bower n.1, and small-bower, carried at the bows of a vessel; also the cable attached to such anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor > main or bower anchor plight-anchor1508 plicht?a1513 bow-anchor1627 best bowera1647 bower-anchor1652 bower1709 1709 London Gaz. No. 4521/2 Our small Bower..was drove through our Ship's Bow. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vii. 71 To cut their cable, and leave their best bower behind them. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Cable Three good cables; the sheet cable, and the two bowers; best and small. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene III. xix. 239 I shall back the best bower with the sheet, and let go the small bower at the same time. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 124 Starboard being the best bower, and port the small bower. < as lemmas |
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