| 单词 |
butterbore |
| 释义 |
† ˈbutterbore Obs. [Possibly f. butter n.1 (the implement being compared in form to a ‘cheese-taster’) + bore n.1 5; but cf. Fr. bouterot, boutereau, bouterolle, denoting pointed instruments for punching or boring.] (See quot.)
1679Plot Staffordsh. (1686) 109 Who if he have ground to suspect any of the pots, tryes them with an instrument of Iron made like a Cheese-Taster, only much larger and longer, called an Auger or Butterboare, with which he makes proof (thrusting it in obliquely) to the bottom of the pot. |
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