throw-crookn.

Brit.

/ˈθrəʊkrʊk/, U.S.

/ˈθroʊˌkrʊk/

Forms: see throw v.¹ and crook n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throw v.¹, crook n.

Etymology: < throw v.¹ + crook n.

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern).

A hooked implement used for twisting strands of hay, straw, or hair into coarse rope.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > rope-making equipment > [noun] > other rope-making equipment

warping-tree1404

throw-crook1557

warping-stock1588

spun-yarn winch1627

winch1640

woolder1750

register1793

top minor1793

laying-top1794

warping-block1794

whirl1794

reel1797

warping-post1797

whirl-hook1797

strand-hook1825

spreader1830

wimble1863

snugger1875

strop1875

1557 in R. Renwick Abstr. Protocols Town Clerks Glasgow (1896) II. 34 [Sasine given..of the mill..by delivery of the] thraw crwik of the said mill.

a1568 Wowing of Jok & Jynny 68 in Bannatyne MS (Hunterian Club) (1896) 389 Ane thrawcruk to twyne ane tedder.

1789 A. Macmillan Ess. Gen. Oeconomy & Managem. Black Cattle Farms ii. 30 in Treat. Pasturage (1790) The scythe, the rake, the wyle, or thraw-crook, for twining ropes, are, in many places, all the instruments used.

1828 J. Struthers Hist. Scotl. II. 624 Ropes of hair twined upon the thrawcrook.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1092 The simplest instrument is the old-fashioned throw-crook.

1965 Country Life 14 Jan. 69/1 The man turning the thrawcrook walks backwards as the rope lengthens.

1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton iii. 69 My new throw-crook, of improved design..has been taken to with some reluctance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	throw-crook
释义	throw-crookn. Brit. /ˈθrəʊkrʊk/, U.S. /ˈθroʊˌkrʊk/ Forms: see throw v.¹ and crook n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throw v.¹, crook n. Etymology: < throw v.¹ + crook n. Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A hooked implement used for twisting strands of hay, straw, or hair into coarse rope. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > rope-making equipment > [noun] > other rope-making equipment warping-tree1404 throw-crook1557 warping-stock1588 spun-yarn winch1627 winch1640 woolder1750 register1793 top minor1793 laying-top1794 warping-block1794 whirl1794 reel1797 warping-post1797 whirl-hook1797 strand-hook1825 spreader1830 register plate1832 wimble1863 snugger1875 strop1875 1557 in R. Renwick Abstr. Protocols Town Clerks Glasgow (1896) II. 34 [Sasine given..of the mill..by delivery of the] thraw crwik of the said mill. a1568 Wowing of Jok & Jynny 68 in Bannatyne MS (Hunterian Club) (1896) 389 Ane thrawcruk to twyne ane tedder. 1789 A. Macmillan Ess. Gen. Oeconomy & Managem. Black Cattle Farms ii. 30 in Treat. Pasturage (1790) The scythe, the rake, the wyle, or thraw-crook, for twining ropes, are, in many places, all the instruments used. 1828 J. Struthers Hist. Scotl. II. 624 Ropes of hair twined upon the thrawcrook. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1092 The simplest instrument is the old-fashioned throw-crook. 1965 Country Life 14 Jan. 69/1 The man turning the thrawcrook walks backwards as the rope lengthens. 1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton iii. 69 My new throw-crook, of improved design..has been taken to with some reluctance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557
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