| 单词 | wire-strainer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswire-strainer wire-strainer n. chiefly U.S., Australian, and New Zealand (a) a strainer, filter, or sieve made of wire; (b) = wire-stretcher n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering dimensions > [noun] > stretcher > types of otter-board1771 wire-stretcher1875 wire-strainer1882 1830 S. F. Gray & A. L. Porter Chem. of Arts II. 597 If a copper wire strainer is judged improper, a wooden grating may be substituted. 1882 A. S. Armstrong & G. O. Campbell Austral. Sheep Husbandry xviii. 204 Novel Wire Strainer... This instrument..should be made of light iron... Three short spikes, or legs, should be fixed behind, so as to give the instrument a grip of the post as soon as the wire is tightened. 1975 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Sept. 57/1 The installation of permanent wire strainers on each strand of a new fence..would overcome this difficulty. 2006 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 21 June 4 e Whirl ricotta cheese in blender or press through wire strainer. < as lemmas |
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