spring boxn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋ bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, box n.²

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + box n.²

1. A container housing a spring or springs as part of a mechanism.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > sleeves, coverings, or screens

spring box1696

jacket1815

faceplate1827

shoe1837

jacketing1842

splasher1848

splash-board1850

sleeve1865

shield1888

sleeving1923

mesh1926

1696 W. Derham Artific. Clock-maker i. 2 That which the Spring lies in, is the Spring-box.

1769 W. Emerson Mechanics v. 109 O the spring box, having a spring included in it.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 500 The chain, which requires to be uncoiled from the spring-box.

1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 130 Spring-box, the receptacle at the head of the press holding the spring which acts on the bar-handle.

1951 Mechanix Illustr. Motorcycle Bk. 71/1 The rear suspension..features a triangulated ‘swinging arm’ arrangement with long springs arranged in pairs in a special spring box.

2006 R. Tanner Hist. Air-to-air Refuelling xiii. 138/2 The spring box comprised a cylindrical machined housing.

2. A container built to collect or conserve water from a natural spring.

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the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir

recluse1593

conservera1614

reserver1615

conservatory1626

tank1634

reservatory1666

reservoir1686

kund1837

impounding reservoir1875

catch basin1884

spring box1887

tank1898

1887 Arthur's Home Mag. July 544 If you have not enough ice to set your drinking milk on, you can make it delightfully cool by bottling it and putting it in a spring box.

1956 Jrnl. Range Managem. 9 232/2 (caption) Log trough placed on concrete footings with water piped from spring box provides dependable water for cattle.

2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Mar. t 15 A project to provide the remote Mbokop settlement of Mangi with a spring box and gravity-fed distribution system to improve water quality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring box
释义	spring boxn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋ bɒks/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < spring n.¹ + box n.² 1. A container housing a spring or springs as part of a mechanism. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > sleeves, coverings, or screens spring box1696 jacket1815 faceplate1827 shoe1837 jacketing1842 splasher1848 splash-board1850 sleeve1865 shield1888 sleeving1923 mesh1926 1696 W. Derham Artific. Clock-maker i. 2 That which the Spring lies in, is the Spring-box. 1769 W. Emerson Mechanics v. 109 O the spring box, having a spring included in it. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 500 The chain, which requires to be uncoiled from the spring-box. 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 130 Spring-box, the receptacle at the head of the press holding the spring which acts on the bar-handle. 1951 Mechanix Illustr. Motorcycle Bk. 71/1 The rear suspension..features a triangulated ‘swinging arm’ arrangement with long springs arranged in pairs in a special spring box. 2006 R. Tanner Hist. Air-to-air Refuelling xiii. 138/2 The spring box comprised a cylindrical machined housing. 2. A container built to collect or conserve water from a natural spring. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir recluse1593 conservera1614 reserver1615 conservatory1626 tank1634 reservatory1666 reservoir1686 kund1837 impounding reservoir1875 catch basin1884 spring box1887 tank1898 1887 Arthur's Home Mag. July 544 If you have not enough ice to set your drinking milk on, you can make it delightfully cool by bottling it and putting it in a spring box. 1956 Jrnl. Range Managem. 9 232/2 (caption) Log trough placed on concrete footings with water piped from spring box provides dependable water for cattle. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Mar. t 15 A project to provide the remote Mbokop settlement of Mangi with a spring box and gravity-fed distribution system to improve water quality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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