| 单词 | sword-mat |
| 释义 | > as lemmassword-mat sword-mat n. Nautical a piece of matting used to protect parts of the rigging, etc., so called from the wooden ‘sword’ with which the fabric is beaten close in weaving. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > [noun] > stuff to prevent chafing paunch1622 chafing-gear1840 sword-mat1851 paunch-matc1860 sword-matting1882 chafing-mat1883 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xlvii. 238 Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, for an additional lashing to our boat. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 32 What is the use of a sword mat? To keep the chafes off the lanyards of lower rigging, backstays, &c... Sword mats are usually made with nettle stuff. < as lemmas |
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