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单词 uplong
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uplongprep.n.adj.

Etymology: up adv.1 + -long (in along adj.2).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈuplong.
A. prep.
Up along.
ΚΠ
1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck i. 8 Uplong the slipp'ry Masts the Yards ascend.
B. n.
A strengthening bar extending along the sail of a windmill.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > windmill > sail > part supporting or associated with
sail wand1342
sailyard1351
shroud1629
sail-arm1760
whip1760
uplong1819
wind-shaft1825
sail-axle1868
1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVIII. at Windmill There ought to be three uplongs..to the driving, and two to the leading side,..to strengthen the lattice.
1892 P. H. Emerson Son of Fens xxxii. 356 That uplong have got loose.
C. adj.
Extending upwards.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > extending upwards
uptrailedc1440
assurgent1578
heaven-pointing1823
uplong1875
1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids ix. 244 In daily hunt, whereby we learned the river's uplong brim.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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