stowce

(=stowse)提升矿石的绞车

词形变化

stowces 复数 stowces

别名

stowse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A windlass, a device for drawing ore up from a mine, also formerly used (when made entirely of wood) to indicate possession of mining land.

词源

The OED, mentioning the variant forms stose, stoce, stowse, and stow, says it is "of obscure origin; possibly a contraction of stothes pl. of stothe" i.e. stooth; however, compare stow.

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