| 单词 | box scraper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbox scraper box scraper n. (a) a box-shaped implement used for levelling uneven ground, or spreading soil, etc., evenly across an area; (b) Woodworking a tool used for making boxes, or for scraping markings off boxes.In quot. 1794 the sense is unclear. ΚΠ 1794 J. Woodforde Diary 5 Dec. (1929) IV. 158 A Bill for two cast-iron Box Scrapers in July last, pd. o. 11. o. 1884 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 76 273 The side-ditches, or surface of the ground in cuttings, where the haul does not exceed 50 yards, is first ploughed, and the material is then hauled to the bank in an iron box scraper, which holds about ⅕ cubic yard. 1917 Amer. Bee Jrnl. June 204/2 Where they [sc. cases] were so marked they specifically agreed to have the marks scraped off with a box-scraper. 2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 37/2 The box scraper was seldom used by the framing carpenter, but found extensive use in furniture and cabinet building. 2001 Rental Product News Apr. 52/1 A box scraper for a landscape contractor or homeowner landscaping a yard. < as lemmas |
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