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单词 to fetch a windlass
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to fetch a windlass
1. A circuit made to intercept the game in hunting (= wanlace n. 1); gen. a circuit, circuitous movement: esp. in to fetch a windlass, to make a circuit, go round about, ‘fetch a compass’.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > circuit to intercept
windlass1530
windlassinga1660
society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > circuitous journey
windlass1530
meander1631
compass1698
roundabouta1734
circuit1785
society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct one's course [verb (intransitive)] > change course or turn off > diverge from direct course > make a detour
to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass?a1500
to fetch a windlass1530
to fetch about1551
to fetch, make, take a circuit1665
elbow1804
detour1836
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 231 Hewar that fetteth the wyndelesse in huntyng.
1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia vii. f. 206 Bidding them fetche a windlasse a great waye about, and to make al toward one place.
1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 93v He runnes not forth directly out, Nor makes a windlasse ouer all the champion fieldes about.
1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 24v I now fetching a windlesse, that I myght better haue a shoote, was preuented with ready game.
1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xiv. xxxiv. 257 The beauies faire of Shepheards daughters bold, With wanton winde laies ronne, turne, play and pas.
1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 75 Sometimes a foote-man..will carry the same quite backwards, and so, at last, get to the goale by a windlace.
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