| 单词 | tramp-pick |
| 释义 | > as lemmastramp-pick tramp-pick n. Scottish a narrow, pointed pick, with a tread, for breaking up stiff ground. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > digging or lifting tools > [noun] > pick mattockeOE pickaxe1256 billc1325 pikec1330 pickc1350 peak1454 picker1481 peck1485 beele1671 pix1708 tramp-pick1813 jackass pick1874 mad mick1919 1813 G. Robertson Agric. Surv. Kincardine vi. 238 The tramp-pick..is a kind of lever, of iron, about four feet long, and an inch square in thickness, tapering away at the lower end, and having a small degree of curvature there... It is fitted with a foot step..on which the work~man presses with his foot. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 372 An iron tramp-pick to loosen the subsoil immediately under the mould, and raise the boulder stones... The tramp..is movable, and may be placed on either side to suit the foot of the workman, where it remains firm at about 16 inches from the point, which gradually tapers. < as lemmas |
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