| 单词 | swing-pair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswing-pair d. The rope or chain attached to the tongue of a wagon, along which the draught animals between the leaders and the wheelers are attached, they being said to be in the swing; hence, the animals occupying that position (more fully, swing-pair, swing-steer, swing-team). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > that pulls wagon wagon-horse1585 dray-horse1709 swing1869 1869 Overland Monthly Aug. 127/1 With the Texan driver all oxen are ‘steers’, and he has his ‘wheel-steers’, his ‘swing-steers’, and his ‘lead-steers’. 1891 in Cent. Dict. 1907 Morning Post 21 May 9/3 The splendid sextet, Jim and Henry in the wheel, Billy and Phil in the swing, and Mace and Dude in the lead. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 May 9/3 The two wheelers of the team..The swing pair,..and the two leaders. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Swing-team, in a logging-team of six, the pair between the leaders and the butt team. < as lemmas |
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