| 单词 | thumbcleat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthumb-cleat belaying cleat: a block of wood or metal with two horns round which a rope is belayed or twisted: if fastened in the deck for greater strength these are called deck-cleat. range cleat: a belaying cleat used for tacks and bow-lines. arm cleat: a belaying cleat with one horn or arm only. thumb-cleat: a small arm cleat. comb-cleat: a semicircular piece of wood bolted on by its diameter, having a hole to receive a grommet or cringle, or pass a rope end through.extracted from cleatn.thumb-cleat thumb-cleat n. Nautical see quot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > cleat or bollard kevelc1330 cleat1377 bollard1844 belaying-cleat1862 thumb-cleat1867 stag-horn1923 niggerhead1927 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Thumb-cleat, in shape resembling a thumb. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log vi. 137 Clumsy thumb-cleats, with more clothes-line twining about them. < as lemmas |
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