单词 | drystone dyker |
释义 | > as lemmasdrystone dyker 2. Designating a person who builds drystone walls, esp. in drystone dyker, drystone waller. ΚΠ 1792 W. Wright in J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. II. xii. 136 Dry-stone-dykers. 1851 Chester Chron. 29 Nov. 7/2 Samuel Dawson, dry stone waller, of Shipley. 1992 Independent 16 Mar. 1/2 Thirty-six men and women of diverse social class and nationality—among them a High Court judge from Zimbabwe and a dry stone dyker—started their retreat three years ago. 2003 Amateur Gardening 24 May 39/1 Extensive drystone walls created by a team of drystone wallers. < as lemmas |
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