| 单词 |
draw-boy |
| 释义 |
ˈdraw-boy 1. a. orig. The boy employed to pull the cords of the harness in figure-weaving; hence b. The piece of mechanism by which this is now effected.
1731Mortimer in Phil. Trans. XXXVII. 105 Mr. Le Blon's new Way of weaving Tapestry in the Loom with a Draw-boy. 1831G. R. Porter Silk Manuf. 239 This machine..from its standing in the stead of a person who was distinguished by that name..is called a draw-boy. 1835Ure Philos. Manuf. 339 The occupation of draw-boys and girls to harness-loom weavers..is by far the lowest and least sought after of any connected with the manufacture of cotton. 1851[see draw-loom s.v. draw-]. 2. An article exposed for sale in a shop window at a very low price to attract customers. slang.
1864Hotten Slang Dict. 125 Draw-boy, a cunning device used by puffing tradesmen. |

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