| 单词 | almanac man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalmanac man almanac man n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts > one who makes almanacs almanac-maker1596 prognosticator1601 almanac man1631 1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse i. vii, in Wks. II. 111 A monei'd man, Sir, And is as great with your Almanack-Men, as you are. 1672 J. Eachard Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered 77 A meer humane institution of the Almanack-men. 1876 ‘M. Adeler’ Elbow-room xvi. 211 He determined to give the almanac-man one more chance, and soon as they [sc. sheep] began to jump the fence he began to count. 1995 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 13 May 31 The almanac man who knows the most auspicious days for vacations, weddings, construction projects, moving house or surgery. < as lemmas |
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