| 单词 | halfcaptain |
| 释义 | > as lemmashalf-captain half-captain n. now disused (in women's colleges at the University of Oxford) an undergraduate who has attained a certain degree of proficiency in the management of a boat. Π 1923 J. Bailey Let. 20 Oct. (1935) 234 Are you a half-captain on the river? 1986 P. West in P. Griffin St Hugh's iv. 81 One could pass a test and become a ‘sculling half captain’ and then take out a boat with other half-captains. After another test, a full captain could take out a boat without any others. half-captain half-captain n. (in women's colleges in Oxford) one who has attained a certain degree of proficiency in the management of a boat. ΚΠ 1928 Daily Express 7 May 5/2 She may not go on the river unless she is accompanied by a half-captain or is one herself. Half-captaincies may be had either in rowing, canoeing, or punting. < as lemmas |
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