单词 | towing |
释义 | towingn.1 The action of tow v.1; esp. the dragging of a boat or ship by a tow-line; also, the drawing of a fine net behind a boat or other vessel for the capture of marine zoological specimens, and in plural the proceeds of this, the specimens captured. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [noun] > towing towagea1327 towing1611 tracking1839 the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling by a line or rope towing1611 the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving > of marine life > specimens captured towing1887 1494 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 248 Item, for a rape..quhilk was brokyne wyth towen of the tymmyr..ij s. iiij d.] 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Toüaige, Towage, the towing of a ship by boats, or at the sterne of another ship. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 168 Sir Richard Levison,..with towing, got out the Warspite, the Defiance, the Swiftsure, the Marline. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 168 By the Help of Towing and Setting as well as they could, they came to a flatter Shore. 1857 C. Gribble in Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 7 They monopolize the towing in and out. 1887 Smithsonian Rep. II. 135 The surface towings he obtained are very rich in interesting forms. Compounds C1. General attributive. towing-banquette n. ΚΠ 1791 Rep. Navig. Thames & Isis, Estimate 4 A Loop of the River cut through, a Towing-Banquete formed, and Water deepened, £90. towing barge n. towing-bitts n. towing bollard n. ΚΠ 1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xii. 132 Advantage is taken of the hollow towing bollards..and the mast..to utilise these also as uptakes. towing-boom n. ΚΠ 1897 G. Grenfell in H. H. Johnston G. Grenfell & Congo (1908) I. xii. 258 [It] had been firmly secured to the after bollards, as well as to the towing-boom forward. towing bracket n. ΚΠ 1959 Motor Manual (ed. 36) xiii. 269 For cars so built it is seldom possible to have an adequate towing bracket made up by the ‘little man round the corner’ who happens to have a welding plant and some iron. 1977 West Briton 25 Aug. 17/1 (advt.) All types of caravan repairs undertaken,..towing brackets supplied and fitted. towing-gear n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing towing-gear1857 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes viii. 205 I began to be afraid that something must have gone wrong with the towing-gear. towing-hook n. ΚΠ 1867Towing-hook [see towing-bridle n. at Compounds 2]. towing-vessel n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > tug tow-boat1815 tracker1817 tug1817 tug-boat1832 towing-vessel1834 steam-tug1835 tug-steamer1861 tow1874 pusher tug1936 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 308 The recent introduction of steam towing-vessels. C2. towing-bridle n. (bridle n. 6(a)) a stout chain, cable, or iron rail secured at the ends, with a towing-hook to which the tow-line is attached. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific towing-bridle1867 towing-post1867 tow-rail1894 tow-post1908 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-bridle, a stout chain, with a hook at each end, for attaching a tow-rope to; also, a large towing-hook in the bight of the chain. towing-lights n. (plural) white lights carried one above another by a vessel which has another or others in tow ( Funk's Stand. Dict. 1895). towing-net n. = tow-net n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > equipment for collecting or preserving towing-net1816 tow-net1816 field book1840 sky-hook1934 1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) i. 11 The towing-net was now..tolerably successful, taking up from time to time various species of mollusca. towing-path n. = tow-path n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > beside a canal or river for towing line-way1464 towing-path1726 tow-path1788 track-road1828 track-path1839 trackway1873 barge-walk1880 1726 London Gaz. No. 6447/7 Using for Towing or Haleing-Paths. 1795 J. Phillips Gen. Hist. Inland Navigation (rev. ed.) Add. 100 The towing path of this canal may be used by occupiers of lands as a bridle-way. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xii. 102 A cottage which stood alone, close to the towing-path of the canal. towing-post n. see quot. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > apparatus for towing > specific towing-bridle1867 towing-post1867 tow-rail1894 tow-post1908 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Towing-post, a substantial timber fixed through the deck of a steam-tug for making the tow-rope fast to. Also, a similar post in canal barges to keep the tow-line up clear of the path. towing-rope n. = tow-rope n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > tow-rope tow1600 tow-line1719 tow-rope1743 cordelle1811 track-rope1816 towing-rope1838 track-line1856 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 322/1 Whether it was feasible without a towing-rope to get the barge through the water-way. 1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis I. 315 A towing rope was fastened to the top of the mast. towing-timber n. = towing-post n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). towingn.2 The action or process of tow v.3; combing or carding flax. (See also quot. 1891.) ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Towing, in curled-hair manuf., the operation of picking to pieces the ropes of hair after they have been steeped in water and then subjected to slow heat [to give a permanent curl to the hair]. CompoundsΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > combing > machine carding engine1776 carding machine1779 towing-mill1789 comber1831 breaker1875 breaking-enginea1877 1789 Trans. Soc. Arts 7 195 Mills..in Yorkshire..called Towing-Mills..worked by men turning them backward and forward, till the wool is sufficiently opened for use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). towingn.3 Pottery Manufacturing The action or process of smoothing the surface of (earthenware or china) when in the dry clay state before firing, by rubbing it with tow, sand-paper, or flannel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > specific processes fictilage1610 throwing1686 fritting1816 biscuiting1819 slapping1825 blunging1832 jigging1865 baking1868 bossinga1877 kaolinization1886 towing1892 jolleying1901 saggaring1901 mould-running1910 mullitization1939 double-dipping1940 Belgicization1942 prefiring1944 press-moulding1953 1892 Daily News 23 July 5/4 Mr. Brewer, a factory inspector in the Derby district, calls attention to the probable extension of the method of putting a finer surface on earthenware, which is known as ‘towing’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). towingadj. That drags or pulls (in various senses of tow v.1). (In quot. 1909 transferred.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by drawing along > [adjective] drawing1399 tractory1684 towing1795 tractile1839 society > travel > travel by water > propelling other than by sail or oars > [adjective] > that tows towing1795 1795 Act 35 Geo. III c. 106 §23 For the making..a Way or Road for the Towing Horses. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1247/1 As the vessel towed affects the motions of the other, much attention is required on her part to second the intentions of the towing vessel. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Feb. 4/1 To couple up a towing machine to a fully equipped [motor-]car by means of a strap. 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