单词 | spring-tine cultivator |
释义 | > as lemmasspring-tine cultivator (c) In various compounds used attributively, as spring-teeth rake, spring-knife manufacturer, spring-tine cultivator, etc. ΚΠ 1794 J. Monk Gen. View Agric. Leics. 21 Spring-teeth rakes, sold by Mr. Cort at 16s. each. 1853 in Inq. Yorksh. Deaf & Dumb (1870) 30 Spring-knife manufacturer. 1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) i. ii. 157 This consists of a spring-wire coil acting on an inner tube. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Spring-blade knife, a pocket-knife whose blade is thrown out or held out by a spring. 1892 Engineer 24 June 542/2 The Harrison Patents Company, Stamford, exhibit a rotary back-action spring tine hay kicker. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 192/1 The most handsome and up-to-date spring heel shoe ever placed on the market. 1907 Army & Navy Co-operative Soc. Ann. Price List 304/3 Gentleman's Spring-side Safety irons, with Prussian sides. 1923 J. R. Bond Farm Implements & Machinery v. 54 (caption) Canadian spring-tine cultivator with corn and grass seed boxes. 1948 Penguin Music Mag. June 54 Sir Henry Wood..recommended the use of spring-clip mutes which fastened on the music desks. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 15 Mar. 98/3 The spring-tine rake to the rear..is provided to meet necessary safety regulations. 1973 Sun 4 Sept. 20/2 (advt.) Spring roller blinds from £2.94. 2006 Inside Bay Area (Calif.) (Nexis) 17 Nov. From their rusty-looking spring-tooth harrow to their horse-drawn cultivator, almost all their implements come from Amish farmers. < as lemmas |
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