| 单词 |
Tricouni |
| 释义 |
Tricouni|traɪˈkuːnɪ|
Also tricouni.
[Swiss trade name, app. f. tri- + co- + uni-.]
The proprietary name for a kind of climbing-boot nail with a serrated edge. (Now disused.)
1914O. Eckstein in Climbers' Club Jrnl. Mar. 77 (title) The Tricouni Nail. Ibid., A new nail, bearing the above name, has lately been invented by a Swiss climber, Mr. F. Genecand; it is intended for nailing boots used on mountains. 1920G. W. Young Mountain Craft ii. 82 An even better nail appears to be the lately invented Tricouni nail. 1934Trade Marks Jrnl. 3 Oct. 1276/1 Tricouni... Boot and shoe nails; and cleats and calks; all of ordinary metal. Tricouni S.A..., Geneva, Switzerland; manufacturers. 1946J. E. Q. Barford Climbing in Britain ii. 20 Tricounis are better on snow and ice because the sharp edges bite in well. 1957J. Masters Far, Far the Mountain Peak 143 They had spent those eight hours hanging by fingertips and tricounis over the Bowl. 1972M. Woodhouse Mama Doll ii. 4 Boots nailed with what..are..called tricounis. |
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