| 单词 | five-master |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfive-master d. In parasynthetic nouns with suffix -er suffix1 (chiefly colloquial), denoting individuals of a certain rank or size, as five-boater, five-master, five-rater. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > whaling vessel Greenlandman1659 whale-boat1682 whalefisherman1724 whaleman1767 whaler1806 spouter1815 whale-ship1820 catcher1829 sperm-whaler1834 blubber-boiler1851 plum-puddinger1851 five-boater1887 bay whaler1905 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > class of war vessels > vessel of a certain class > specific first rate1659 third-rate1666 second-rate1679 five-rater1887 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 July 2/1 The iron-sheathed five-masters the Agincourt and the Minotaur. 1889 Cent. Dict. Five-boater, a whaling-vessel carrying five boats; a large whaler. 1892 Daily News 24 May 2/6 The new Gosport five-rater. five-master A vessel having masts, esp. one with a specified number of masts, as in five-master, seven-master, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > vessel with specific number of masts three-master1827 two-sticker1884 five-master1887 1827 F. Witts Diary 26 Apr. (1978) 70 One of these ships was a three-master. 1879 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Master, a vessel having masts. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 July 2/1 The iron-sheathed five-masters the Agincourt and the Minotaur. 1899 A. Quiller-Couch Ship of Stars xxiv That there two-master's got a fool for skipper. 1901 Daily Chron. 26 July 5/2 The keel of a gigantic seven-master has been laid. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xiv. 268 The pirates looked to see a three-master heading in their direction. 1992 Daily Mail 17 Aug. 19/2 The world's largest barque, the stately Russian four-master Sedov. < as lemmas |
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