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drawboy

/draw-boi/US // ˈdrɔˌbɔɪ //

拔刀郎,拔刀仔,拔萃男,拔刀少年

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an apparatus for controlling and manipulating the harness cords on a power loom.
    • : a boy who operates and controls the harness cords of a draw-loom.

Examples

  • That ended and the weaving begun, she took to questioning Cimarron the drawboy.

  • Thus the drawboy and the reader of designs were both at once superseded.