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 device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- 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 device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- noun The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
- noun Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
- noun A race for female horses only.