单词 | fisherman |
释义 | fishermann. 1. One whose occupation is to catch fish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] fisherc893 fisherman1526 fish-catcher1530 fish-man1540 fisher-swain1627 piscary1656 fish-carle1804 fisher-carl1870 piscicapturist1881 stationer1905 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > one who wants or acquires money fisherman1526 money-getter1809 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke v. f. lxxxv The fisshermen..were wasshynge their nettes. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xx. 17 The fishermen that walke vpon the beach Appeare like mise. a1780 J. Harris Philol. Inq. (1781) ii. vii. 146 Massinello, who, in a few days, from a poor fisherman rose to sovereign authority. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity II. iv. v. 107 St. Gall was a skilful fisherman, and supplied the brethren with fresh fish from the lake. 2. An animal that catches fish. (Cf. also fisherman-diver n. at Compounds 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > that catches fish for food fisher1562 fisherman1634 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. ii. 68 Of the Fish called, the Fisherman. This Fish is called the Fisherman, because he hunts and takes other Fishes. 1963 B. Vesey-Fitzgerald Cat Owner's Encycl. 63 Some [cats] are expert fishermen. 3. A fishing-boat; a vessel employed in the business of taking fish. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] fisher-boatc1440 fish-craft1480 fisherman1604 fisher-ship1614 fish-ship1676 fishing-boat1732 fishing-ship1785 fish-boat1792 catcher1829 fishera1862 fishing-craft1875 1604 E. Grimeston tr. True Hist. Siege Ostend 185 There entred six Fisher-men into the Towne whereof one was sunke. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 356 The 15th we met with an English Fisherman that was coming from Ysland; he was loaden with Salt-fish. 1927 G. Bradford Gloss. Sea Terms 64/2 Fisherman, a fishing vessel, particularly applied to a schooner. Compounds C1. General attributive. fisherman apostle n. ΚΠ 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 28 His four Fishermen Apostles . View more context for this quotation fisherman pilot n. ΚΠ 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Sept. 8/2 The suggestion that a fisherman pilot should be placed on board each of the four cruisers. C2. fisherman-diver n. the merganser. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > genus Mergus (merganser) merganser1668 sawbill1763 fisherman-diver1885 1885 G. Allen Babylon vi We call him a fisherman-diver. fisherman's bend n. a kind of knot. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > other knots water knot1496 draw knot1635 slip-knot1679 tie-knot1800 timber-hitch1815 thorough-put1829 fisherman's bendc1860 Celtic knot1865 lark's head1866 waterman's knot1866 packing knot1871 fisherman's knot1876 prusik knot1937 c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 2 A fisherman's bend. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Fisherman's Bend, a knot, for simplicity called the king of all knots. fisherman's daughter n. rhyming slang for water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [noun] watereOE aquaa1398 breec1540 Mother Bunch1600 lympha1630 pani1816 fisherman's daughter1880 1880 D. W. Barrett Life & Work among Navvies ii. ii. 41 If he wants water, he makes a demand for ‘the fisherman's daughter’. fisherman's knit n. a type of thick ribbed knitting. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > knitted > knitted in specific way plain1655 stockinet1824 handknit1840 stocking cloth1880 lock knit1926 jersey1938 fisherman's knit1960 Aran1962 flat-knit1963 string1964 1960 News Chron. 19 July 6/4 Classic shaped sweaters in heavy fisherman's knit silk. 1961 S. Price Just for Record v. 35 I'd..slide into my jeans and fisherman's knit sweater. fisherman's knot n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > other knots water knot1496 draw knot1635 slip-knot1679 tie-knot1800 timber-hitch1815 thorough-put1829 fisherman's bendc1860 Celtic knot1865 lark's head1866 waterman's knot1866 packing knot1871 fisherman's knot1876 prusik knot1937 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 139/2 Fisherman's knot, a knot used in pontooning to fasten the cables to the rings of the anchors. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 88 Fisherman's knot, used to bend two small lines together. It is made by forming an overhand knot in the end of each line, in such a way that each contains the other line; both knots are then pulled close to each other, forming one knot. fisherman's nightingale n. a name for the sedge-warbler. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > genus Acrocephalus > species schoenobaenus (sedge warbler) reed-sparrow1676 chat1704 sedge-bird1738 willow-lark1769 sedge-warbler1776 reed-bird1782 sedge-wren1802 night singer1816 sedge reedling1837 mockingbird1883 fisherman's nightingale1884 sally picker1885 1884 Public Opinion 5 Sept. 299/1 My old angler friends call this bird [the sedge warbler] the fisherman's nightingale. fisherman's ring n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > vestments > sartorial appurtenances > [noun] > ring regal of Francec1440 pontificala1500 fisher's ring1689 fisherman's ring1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Seal The Pope has two Kinds of Seals: The first used in Apostolical Briefs, and private Letters, &c. called, the Fisherman's Ring. This is a very large Ring, wherein is represented St. Peter, drawing his Nets full of Fishes. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 198 The ‘Fisherman's Ring’ is the Pope's ring of investiture. fisherman's walk n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > insufficiency of space > a confined or restricted space narrowc1230 strait1352 throata1522 strait1545 straitness1625 constriction1826 bottleneck1850 fisherman's walk1867 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Fisherman's Walk, an extremely confined space, ‘three steps and overboard’, is often said of what river yachtsmen term their quarter-decks. Draft additions 1993 In Oil Drilling, one skilled in recovering fish (fish n.4 Additions c) from bore-holes. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > types of scout1883 roustabout1886 pipeliner1887 tongsman1891 tool-dresser1896 fisherman1903 roughneck1913 stabber1922 toolie1932 tool-pusher1932 doodlebug1933 rigger1974 1903 Dial. Notes 2 340 Fisherman,..an expert who gives his time to recovering ‘stuck tools’. 1956 Petroleum Engineer Apr. b54/2 Many fishing jobs have..failed because the fisherman was..probing above or below the top of the fish. 1984 B. Davenport Handbk. Drilling Pract. xvii. 157 If you have to back off, you will need a fisherman to come out and get the fish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526 |
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