| 单词 | breasting knife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreasting knife breasting knife n. †(a) a cutting tool used in breasting a hedge (see sense 5a and breast v. 2c) (obsolete); (b) Shoemaking a knife for cutting heel breasts (cf. heel breaster n. (a) at heel n.1 and int. Compounds 2a). ΚΠ 1829 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 1 No. 5. 599 A breasting-knife is very like the switching-bill, but considerably stronger, and of course heavier. 1873 V. K. Spear U.S. Patent 141,735 1/1 These improvements consist in the arrangement of the breasting-knife and of the depth-gage, which protects the sole from injury from such [a] knife. 1905 J. Nisbet Forester I. vii. 500 The tool used is the ribbing-bill or breasting-knife... The hedger uses this bill with an upward stroke. 2000 Guardian 16 Dec. (Sat. Review section) 12/3 In corners of the basement sit more shoemakers working away with welt beaters, heel irons, waist irons, burnishing irons, lasting pincers, skiving knives, breasting knives, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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