Scantling
[skæntliŋ]
解释:
(a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
(v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
(v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
(v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
(v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
(v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
(v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
(v. t.) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
校对:鲁珀特
同义词及反义词：
[See SCANT]
校对:史蒂文
例句:
- Its time of flowers, and even of fruits, was over; but a scantling of apples enriched the trees. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The scantlings of the Marquis of Worcester were now being converted into complete structures. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- There are about one hundred of these Scantlings, and his descriptions of them are very brief but interesting. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- He afterwards amplified this title by calling his book _A Century of Names and Scantlings of such Inventions as at present I call to mind to have tried and perfected_, etc. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
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