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whipstock

/hwip-stok, wip-/US // ˈʰwɪpˌstɒk, ˈwɪp- //UK // (ˈwɪpˌstɒk) //

鞭炮,鞭子,鞭炮声,鞭子座

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the handle of a whip.

Examples

  • “Wonder whut all them buzzards are doin' yonder, squire,” he said, pointing upward with his whipstock.

  • They halted and David drew up, winding the reins about the whipstock and pulling off his buckskin glove.

  • Then, on an even reach, he wrapped the reins about the whipstock and publicly filled and lighted his clay pipe.

  • He clambered up to the enormous height of the driver's seat, unwrapped the reins from the whipstock, and the team started forward.

  • The road grew steeper still, and, fastening the reins about the whipstock, Gordon swung out over the wheel and walked.