10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEARLEGS»
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shearlegs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shearlegs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
shear-hulk, shearlegs, sheer-. The spelling sheer is due to & perpetuates a
mistake. Shears or shearlegs are two (or more) poles with tops joined & feet
straddled (& so resembling shear-blades), used in hoisting great weights. A
shear-hulk is ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
... and for having caused a machine called a shearlegs to be employed in and
about the said erection, whereby the plaintiff" was crushed and struck down, the
defendants pleaded that they contracted with one M. il. to erect the structure —
that ...
3
A Practical Treatise on Mine Engineering
The pulley frames and shearlegs (Plate 39, fig. 2) may now be erected : the
height of the pulley frames to be 60 feet, and the shearlegs 72 feet : the pulley
frames should be made of pitch pine, or of some other clean, straight, and
resinous ...
George Clementson Greenwell, 1870
4
The Making of Stonehenge
Itwould havebeeneasier ifa pairof shearlegs wasused, andthese couldeasily
have been built usingthe technology of the age.By hauling ropes slung over the
apexof the shearlegs ateamof people or oxen couldexertthe most efficient force.
5
The Enigmas of Easter Island
William Mulloy suggested a simple and economical method of transportation
involving a curved Y-shaped sledge, made from the fork of a big tree, on which
the statue would rest facedownwards.5 A large pair of shearlegs is attached to
the ...
John Flenley, Paul Bahn, 2003
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Cases decided in the Court of Claims of the United States
Since receiving his license in 1918 no shearlegs operated by him, except the
ones here involved, have ever fallen. He had hoisted boilersr pumps, and
engines weighing as much as 70 tons with the same shearlegs. On six previous
occasions ...
United States. Court of Claims, Charles C. Nott, 1933
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Cases Decided in the United States Court of Claims
Since receiving his license in 1918 no shearlegs operated by him, except tho
ones here involved, have ever fallen. He had hoisted boilers, pumps, and
engines weighing as much as 70 tons with the same shearlegs. On six previous
occasions ...
United States. Court of Claims, 1934
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Cases Decided in the United States Court of Claims ... with ...
Since receiving his license in 1918 no shearlegs operated by him, except the
ones here involved, have ever fallen. He had hoisted boilers, pumps, and
engines weighing as much as 70 tons with the same shearlegs. On six previous
occasions ...
9
The Shore Whalers of Western Australia: Historical ...
To assist this process the rope to which these strips were attached may have
passed over shearlegs. The blubber would then be winched across logs or a
granite surface and up to the tryworks for mincing and pitching into the trypots.
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Pond Construction for Freshwater Fish Culture: Building ...
Lead the line over a notched pole, a stumping trestle or shearlegs, which you can
easily make yourseIf. While pulling the line with one group of people, have other
people push the stump up with crow bars to free it from the ground. Large low ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEARLEGS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shearlegs is used in the context of the following news items.
Flytipper traced using fast food receipts found in rubbish
They tracked them back to McDonald's on Shearlegs Road in Gateshead. Store CCTV showed the 30-year-old ordering the meals in his white Ford Transit van. «ChronicleLive, Jun 13»
NEWS: New Transatlantic Rally Launched
The Oracle Says Rally Around the Shearlegs. November 14, 2013. INTAC powers up the Sir Francis Drake Channel during the Peg Legs Round Tortola Race. «All At Sea, Dec 12»
Sea Cadets square off in training competition
"It gives them a chance to put skills to practical use," said cadets' Lt. Chris Cochrane, as he explained the "shearlegs" contest in one area of the armoury floor. «Standard Freeholder, Mar 12»
DRILLING & PRODUCTION
Shearlegs plus submersible: For smaller steel platforms, two small pieces of equipment - a floating shearlegs crane and a submersible barge with steel shafts ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
