单词 | spur-stone |
释义 | > as lemmasspur-stone spur-stone n. a stone fixed in the ground to support a post or to keep vehicles away from the footway, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [noun] > vertical object or part > stone spur-stone1848 1848 Gentleman's Mag. I. 248 An obelisk,..part of it..having been above ground as a spur-stone. 1880 Daily News 27 July 3/3 Accidents to the vehicles..owing to the ‘spur stones’ that are fixed to..the refuges..at dangerous crossings. 1882 R. Jefferies Bevis I. x. 172 A small sarsen or boulder..put there as a spur-stone to force the careless carters to drive straight. < as lemmas |
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