| 单词 | star-shake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar-shake star-shake n. a shake (shake n.1 9a) in timber consisting of clefts or fissures radiating from the pith of the tree. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > cracks star-shake1779 rend1850 season-check1887 1779 P. L. Hodgson Compl. Measurer (ed. 7) 24 Proper Allowance should be made for rotten Knots, Cup and Star Shakes, Dozes, Ingalls, Worm Holes, Hollows, forked and stubshud Ends, &c. 1860 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 1 June 556/1 Trees, under these circumstances, become exposed to the inconvenience of what are called star shakes, or cracks in the body of the wood, radiating from the centre towards the circumference. 1875 T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees 178 The chief defect in Mexican Mahogany is the prevalence of star-shake. 1995 R. Strouts & D. Lonsdale tr. H. Butin Tree Dis. & Disorder vii. 142 (caption) Fig. 85 Stem cracks in oak..star-shake in Red oak extending from a central area of decay. < as lemmas |
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