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
- : 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.
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