单词 |
cross-tongue |
释义 |
ˈcross-tongue [cross- 4 a.] A cross-grained tongue of wood used to give extra strength to a joint in woodwork. Hence ˈcross-tongue v. trans., to provide with a cross-tongue.
1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 489/2 Surfaces..formed of inch or inch and quarter boards joined with glue, and a cross or feather tongue ploughed into each joint. 1901J. Black's Carp. & Build., Home Handicrafts 86 In the back and sides the grain of the wood runs vertically, the back being necessarily cross-tongued in two places. 1904Goodchild & Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 141/1 Cross tongue, a thin slip of wood with the grain at right angles to its length. |

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