| 释义 |
† ˈtighter Obs. rare.
[f. tight v.3 + -er1.]
1. One who makes tight the seams of ships; a caulker.
1611Cotgr., Goildronneur, a pitcher, trimmer, or tighter of ships. 1653Urquhart Rabelais ii. xxx, Julius Cæsar and Pompey were boatwrights and tighters of ships.
2. ‘A ribband or string by which women straiten their clothes’ (J.). |