| 单词 | coal passer |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoal passer coal passer n. chiefly North American (now chiefly historical) a person employed to supply coal to the furnace of a boiler, esp. in a steamship. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [noun] > with ovens or furnaces fire beater1332 fireman1377 oven-stirrer1611 stoker1660 teaser1797 oven-man1832 coal passer1851 furnacer1853 furnaceman1883 fire beater1895 1851 N.-Y. Daily Tribune 10 Mar. 6/1 On Friday, Feb. 21, lost overboard L. Viel, from Havre, a coal passer on board. 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 364/2 In that blanching pit nine coal-passers and twelve stokers were speeding their lives. 2010 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 2 Dec. c5 The Buffalo native dropped out of Seneca Vocational High School to work as a coal passer on Great Lakes freighters. < as lemmas |
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