| 单词 | water gin |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater gin water gin n. now historical a machine or mechanical apparatus, esp. a hoist, powered by water (cf. gin n.1 5b). ΚΠ 1660 ‘R. D'Acres’ Art Water-drawing Pref. The innumerable shapes, and various forms and fashions of Water-Gins. 1777 J. Smeaton Reports (1812) II. 435 Designs for the fire engine and water gin. 1871 Southern Cultivator Aug. 305/2 The cost of putting up a water gin depends very much upon circumstances. 1947 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 95 583 For winding coal the horse or water gin yielded to the steam winder. 2004 K. M. Brown Noble Society Scotl. (new ed.) ii. 59 The scarcity of surface coal and the introduction of water gins encouraged owners to dig ever deeper. < as lemmas |
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