trek-town.

Brit.

/ˈtrɛktəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtrɛkˌtoʊ/, South African English

/ˈtrektəʊ/

Forms: tracktoe, trektou(w

Etymology: Cape Dutch, < Dutch trek noun or verb-stem (see trek n.) + touw rope, cord, tow.

South African. Also ).

The central chain or cable of twisted hide attached to a wagon-pole, to which the yokes of the oxen are fastened.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > for connecting animals

tugwithe?1523

coupling-strapa1732

incatenation1762

coupling-reins1795

ox-riem1817

trek-tow1822

butt chain1857

trek chain1878

jockey-stick1887

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > traces

tracec1350

side rope1370

wain-rope1371

trace14..

soam1404

pintrace1440

side-trace1445

wain-string1464

theats1496

treat1611

trek-tow1822

trace-chain1844

tug-strap1882

trek-rope1883

trace-rope1900

1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 151 The trektouw (draw rope or trace), is a long rope made of twisted thongs of raw hide, made fast by a hook to the staple at the end of the pole, and having iron rings attached to it at proper distances, into which rings the yokes are hooked.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ii. 141 A strong central trace (trektow), formed of twisted thongs of bullock's or buffalo's hide.

1835 A. Smith Diary 8 June (1940) II. 60 In this river the crocodile abounds; one carried off and swallowed a tracktoe belonging to a trader. [Note] Trek~touw, or draught rope.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 24 The waggon is steered by a pole, called the dissel-boom, to the end of which is fastened the trek-tow, a stout rope formed of raw buffalo-hide.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn ii. 26 As the wagon topped the rise they trotted down with slack trek-tous.

1972 A. Scholefield Wild Dog Running 214 I didn't know how many had been in the pride but two bullocks had been killed where they stood. A third had been dragged some yards from the trektou, the strong leather thong around his neck snapped like cotton.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trek-tow
释义	trek-town. Brit. /ˈtrɛktəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtrɛkˌtoʊ/, South African English /ˈtrektəʊ/ Forms: tracktoe, trektou(w Etymology: Cape Dutch, < Dutch trek noun or verb-stem (see trek n.) + touw rope, cord, tow. South African. Also ). The central chain or cable of twisted hide attached to a wagon-pole, to which the yokes of the oxen are fastened. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > for connecting animals tugwithe?1523 coupling-strapa1732 incatenation1762 coupling-reins1795 ox-riem1817 trek-tow1822 butt chain1857 trek chain1878 jockey-stick1887 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > traces tracec1350 side rope1370 wain-rope1371 trace14.. soam1404 pintrace1440 side-trace1445 wain-string1464 theats1496 treat1611 trek-tow1822 trace-chain1844 tug-strap1882 trek-rope1883 trace-rope1900 1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. 151 The trektouw (draw rope or trace), is a long rope made of twisted thongs of raw hide, made fast by a hook to the staple at the end of the pole, and having iron rings attached to it at proper distances, into which rings the yokes are hooked. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ii. 141 A strong central trace (trektow), formed of twisted thongs of bullock's or buffalo's hide. 1835 A. Smith Diary 8 June (1940) II. 60 In this river the crocodile abounds; one carried off and swallowed a tracktoe belonging to a trader. [Note] Trek~touw, or draught rope. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. ii. 24 The waggon is steered by a pole, called the dissel-boom, to the end of which is fastened the trek-tow, a stout rope formed of raw buffalo-hide. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn ii. 26 As the wagon topped the rise they trotted down with slack trek-tous. 1972 A. Scholefield Wild Dog Running 214 I didn't know how many had been in the pride but two bullocks had been killed where they stood. A third had been dragged some yards from the trektou, the strong leather thong around his neck snapped like cotton. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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