| 单词 | winch grinder |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinch grinder Sailing. A person who operates a winch on a racing yacht. Also winch grinder. Cf. coffee grinder n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > (types of) sail trimmer afterguard1750 reefer1800 sail trimmerc1810 furlerc1860 sail looserc1860 trimmer1953 winch grinder1975 1975 R. Vaughan Grand Gesture 227 Driscoll took..the lead, and never relinquished it, matching Courageous tack for tack, one hundred and five times. (Ah, those winch grinders!) 1980 N.Y. Times 18 Aug. c8/6 Potts and Kyle Smith are grinders, pumping the handles of the winches that trim the jibs when tacking. 1991 Sports Illustr. 18 Mar. 27/1 What they did care about was, Could he backcheck? Muck along the boards? Fit in among the team's legions of grinders? < as lemmas |
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