| 单词 | bobbin-boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbobbin-boy C1. bobbin-boy, bobbin-mill, bobbin-turner. See also bobbin-net n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > bobbins bobbin-mill1857 pirn-mill1915 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > winding on spool or bobbin > spool or bobbin > one who works with or attends to quill boy?1711 quill winder1738 bobbin-boy1871 bobbin-turner1886 1857 E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë I. iv. 68 A bobbin-mill..where wooden reels were made. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 45 Not everybody has the genius to be a Bobbin-Boy! 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Aug. 4/2 Born at Troutbeck..he served his time to the trade of bobbin-turner. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §399 Bobbin boy (jute)..bobbin boy (rope and twine). < as lemmas |
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