span-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form.

the stem of span v.¹ and span v.², used in a number of special combinations, chiefly of a technical character.

span-beam n.

Brit.

/ˈspanbiːm/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌbim/

ΚΠ

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Span-beam, the great beam..in a barn.

1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 23 Span beam, the horizontal beam passing over the whim in which the upper pivot of the perpendicular axis moves.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 230 Span-beam, a long wooden beam supporting the head pivot of the drum axle of a gin, and resting at the extremities upon inclined legs.

span-block n.

Brit.

/ˈspanblɒk/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌblɑk/

ΚΠ

1860 H. Stuart Novice's or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 23 Reeve it..through the span block on the top~mast cap.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 640 Span-blocks, blocks seized into each bight of a strap, long enough to go across a cap, and allow the blocks to hang clear on each side.

span-dog n.

Brit.

/ˈspandɒɡ/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌdɔɡ/

/ˈspænˌdɑɡ/

ΚΠ

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 255 Span-dogs. Used to lift timber. A pair of dogs linked together, and being hooked at an extended angle, press home with greater strain.

span-gutter n.

Brit.

/ˈspanɡʌtə/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌɡədər/

ΚΠ

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. Span-gutter, a drain in a coal mine, formed by one brick being placed flat, and one at either end to keep the soil from falling in.

span-lashing n.

Brit.

/ˈspanˌlaʃɪŋ/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌlæʃɪŋ/

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict. Span~lashing, a lashing used to secure together two ropes or spars a short distance apart.

span-piece n.

Brit.

/ˈspanpiːs/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌpis/

ΚΠ

1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 431 Span-piece, the name given to the Collar-beam of a roof in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, and other districts.

span-saw n.

Brit.

/ˈspansɔː/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌsɔ/

/ˈspænˌsɑ/

[compare Dutch spanzaag, German spannsäge, Swedish -såg]

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2253/2 Span-saw, a frame-saw.

span-shackle n.

Brit.

/ˈspanʃakl/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌʃæk(ə)l/

ΚΠ

1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 155 Spanshakle is a large Clasp of Iron, which goes round the End of the Davit upon the Fore-Castle, having a large Bolt, which goes through a Fore-Castle Beam.

1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 290 Span~shackle, a large bolt with a triangular ring attached to it for lashing anchors or spars thereto.

span-waist n.

Brit.

/ˈspanweɪst/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌweɪst/

a slender waist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [noun] > middle of trunk or waist > types of

wasp-waist1870

span-waist1871

1871 Figure Training 56 A fashionable span waist ought not to exceed fourteen inches round.

span-wire n.

Brit.

/ˈspanwʌɪə/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌwaɪ(ə)r/

ΚΠ

1897 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Oct. 6/2 The current..passes out to the main conductor, or overhead wire, which is supported over the centre of the track by insulators attached to span wires extending from uprights placed on either side of the roadway.

span-worm n.

Brit.

/ˈspanwəːm/

U.S.

/ˈspænˌwərm/

U.S. (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > class of caterpillars > member of

surveyor1682

looper1731

span-worm1820

geometric caterpillar1835

measuring worm1843

span-worm1852

inch-worma1861

measurer1868

loop-worm1880

1852 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. (ed. 2) 458 The caterpillars of the Geometræ of Linnæus,..or geometers, span-worms, and loopers, have received these several names from their peculiar manner of moving.

1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 104 A very familiar race of caterpillars, the Geometers, or span~worms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	span-
释义	span-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form. the stem of span v.¹ and span v.², used in a number of special combinations, chiefly of a technical character. span-beam n. Brit. /ˈspanbiːm/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌbim/ ΚΠ 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Span-beam, the great beam..in a barn. 1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 23 Span beam, the horizontal beam passing over the whim in which the upper pivot of the perpendicular axis moves. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 230 Span-beam, a long wooden beam supporting the head pivot of the drum axle of a gin, and resting at the extremities upon inclined legs. span-block n. Brit. /ˈspanblɒk/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌblɑk/ ΚΠ 1860 H. Stuart Novice's or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 23 Reeve it..through the span block on the top~mast cap. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 640 Span-blocks, blocks seized into each bight of a strap, long enough to go across a cap, and allow the blocks to hang clear on each side. span-dog n. Brit. /ˈspandɒɡ/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌdɔɡ/ , /ˈspænˌdɑɡ/ ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 255 Span-dogs. Used to lift timber. A pair of dogs linked together, and being hooked at an extended angle, press home with greater strain. span-gutter n. Brit. /ˈspanɡʌtə/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌɡədər/ ΚΠ 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. Span-gutter, a drain in a coal mine, formed by one brick being placed flat, and one at either end to keep the soil from falling in. span-lashing n. Brit. /ˈspanˌlaʃɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌlæʃɪŋ/ ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Span~lashing, a lashing used to secure together two ropes or spars a short distance apart. span-piece n. Brit. /ˈspanpiːs/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌpis/ ΚΠ 1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 431 Span-piece, the name given to the Collar-beam of a roof in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, and other districts. span-saw n. Brit. /ˈspansɔː/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌsɔ/ , /ˈspænˌsɑ/ [compare Dutch spanzaag, German spannsäge, Swedish -såg] ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2253/2 Span-saw, a frame-saw. span-shackle n. Brit. /ˈspanʃakl/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌʃæk(ə)l/ ΚΠ 1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 155 Spanshakle is a large Clasp of Iron, which goes round the End of the Davit upon the Fore-Castle, having a large Bolt, which goes through a Fore-Castle Beam. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 290 Span~shackle, a large bolt with a triangular ring attached to it for lashing anchors or spars thereto. span-waist n. Brit. /ˈspanweɪst/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌweɪst/ a slender waist. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > [noun] > middle of trunk or waist > types of wasp-waist1870 span-waist1871 1871 Figure Training 56 A fashionable span waist ought not to exceed fourteen inches round. span-wire n. Brit. /ˈspanwʌɪə/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌwaɪ(ə)r/ ΚΠ 1897 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Oct. 6/2 The current..passes out to the main conductor, or overhead wire, which is supported over the centre of the track by insulators attached to span wires extending from uprights placed on either side of the roadway. span-worm n. Brit. /ˈspanwəːm/ , U.S. /ˈspænˌwərm/ U.S. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > class of caterpillars > member of surveyor1682 looper1731 span-worm1820 geometric caterpillar1835 measuring worm1843 span-worm1852 inch-worma1861 measurer1868 loop-worm1880 1852 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. (ed. 2) 458 The caterpillars of the Geometræ of Linnæus,..or geometers, span-worms, and loopers, have received these several names from their peculiar manner of moving. 1885 H. C. McCook Tenants Old Farm 104 A very familiar race of caterpillars, the Geometers, or span~worms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1750
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