“lockspit”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

lockspit

释义

ˈlockspit
[f. lock n.² or v.¹ + spit a turf.]
(See quots.) Hence ˈlockspit v. trans., to mark out (ground) by a ‘lockspit’; ˈlockspitting vbl. n.
1649–50Ogilby tr. Virgil v. (1654) 319 marg., Sets out the Circuit with a Plough, which we call Lock-spitting.1704Harris Lex. Techn., Lock-spit, a Term in Fortification, signifying the small Cut or Trench made with a Spade, to mark out the first Lines of any Work that is to be made.1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Lockspit, among miners, is the small cut or trench made with a spade of about a foot wide, to mark out the first lines of a work.1889N.W. Linc. Gloss., Lockspit, a breadth of earth taken from the bottom of a drain of the same width as an ordinary draining tool.Ibid. s.v., I lockspitted her oot fra one end to t'uther.

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