| 单词 | catch hook |
| 释义 | > as lemmascatch hook catch hook n. a hook designed to engage with or catch onto another hook, a part of a mechanism, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > catch catch1398 clicket1487 snaphance1603 catch hook1695 snapc1815 catch lock1836 bulldog1908 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [noun] > part of > projecting part or catch catch1398 finger1496 catch hook1695 dog1825 detent1832 winglet1835 catch lock1836 trip-catch1880 trip1906 1695 in E. Gibson tr. W. Camden Britannia 452 He found likewise certain great Catch-hooks and Keepers of Silver, with certain Links of an old fashion'd great Gold-chain. 1769 S. Hales Statical Ess. (ed. 3) II. 336 The sinking weight of ballast must be..fixed to the machine, by means of a catch-hook. 1841 Morning Post 20 Feb. 2/5 In each of these tubes is inserted a metallic rope, every separate division being connected by ropes of less strength, with catch-hooks at both ends. 2015 R. White How Computers Work x. 155 A shaft from the [escape] wheel connects to a system of gears to turn the hands of a clock. The piece just above the wheel—called the anchor—has two catch hooks on either end. < as lemmas |
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