rocchetto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- distaff noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
- spool noun A cylinder that thread, wire, film, or cable is wound around.
- sprocket noun A toothed wheel that meshes with a chain or perforated belt to drive it.
Senses
rocchetto is used for these senses in English:
- bolt A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
- distaff The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- spool A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
- sprocket (mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
- sprocket (usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.
distaff — full definition
- noun A tool that holds a bundle of fibres such as wool or flax so they can be pulled off little by little and spun into thread.
- noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- noun (dated) Something traditionally seen as belonging to women, or done only by them.
- noun A horse race that only female horses can enter.
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