单词 | unstopper |
释义 | unstopperv. (un- prefix2 1a, 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by freeing of obstruction > by bung or plug unbung1611 unstopple1611 unscrew1653 draw1727 uncork1727 unplug1765 unstopper1839 pull1855 1839 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. 185 [He] runs the carriage up and back, assists to hold on the fall, stoppers and unstoppers it. 1860 Family Economist 7 Jan. 15/1 Unstoppering.—This operation is..likely to be required.., for the stoppers of decanters, smelling-bottles, &c...frequently become fixed. 1879 Man. Siege & Garrison Artillery Exercises 473 Stopper and shift the fall. Unstopper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1839 |
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