单词 | tilt-up |
释义 | tilt-upn.adj. A. n. Something that tilts up. 1. Fishing. = tilt n.2 6. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > ice-fishing devices jigger1815 tip-up1850 tilt-up1891 1891 in Cent. Dict. 2. The American sandpiper. U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of humility1634 simplicity1634 surfbird1839 spathe-bill1840 tilt-up1848 stilt sandpiper1872 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Peet-Weet..the spotted Sandpiper.., better known..by the name of..Teeter and Tilt-up or Tip-up, from its often repeated grotesque jerking motions. B. adj. That tilts up; = tip-up adj. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [adjective] > type of seat hardbacked1836 cushionless1837 uncushioned1852 spinal1864 tilt-up1891 stuff-over1915 1891 Daily News 13 Nov. 2/1 St. James's Hall will be..reseated, the balcony being supplied with ‘tilt up’ stalls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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