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horsepower (n.)
[horsepower 词源字典]
1806, from
horse
(n.) +
power
(n.); established by Watt as the power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, which is actually about 1.5 times the power of a strong horse.
[horsepower etymology, horsepower origin, 英语词源]