单词 | toastree |
释义 | † toastreen. Obsolete. rare. A name used by Markham and Surflet for the main swingletree of a plough, to the end of which are attached the two smaller swingletrees or whipple-trees, to which the two horses or oxen are harnessed. In the Eng. Husbandman Markham appears to use the term as equivalent to swingletree, calling the main swingle-tree ‘the first’ or ‘hindmost toastree’. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > ploughing equipment > [noun] > plough > swingletree toastree1613 whippin1697 whippletree1733 whiffletree1842 1613 G. Markham Eng. Husbandman: 1st Pt. i. i. v. C iv b Presenteth the plough-cleuisse, which being ioyned to the plough-beame, extendeth, with a chaine, vnto the first Toastree... The hind-most Toastree..is, a broad piece of Ash-woode..which..hath the Swingletrees fastned vnto it..Because this Toastree is such a notable Implement both in Plough, Cart, or Waine,..I think it not amisse to shew you the figure thereof. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) v. vi. 533 When they draw two and two together..then there is needfull the plow, cleuise, and teame, the toastred, the swingle-trees, the treates, the harnesse, the collars [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1613 |
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