| 单词 | house-framer |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse-framer 4. Originally U.S. A person who makes or assembles framework, esp. for a building. Also as the second element in compounds, as house-framer, etc. ΚΠ 1830 Arkansas Gaz. (Little Rock) 8 Sept. A good sawyer and house-framer can find constant employment, good wages, and tools found, by applying to the subscriber. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2208/1 Slick,..a wide-bitted chisel, used by framers in paring the sides of mortises and tenons. 1921 K. S. Woods Rural Industries round Oxf. 108 Chair framers—1s. 7d., 1s. 8d.[per hour]. 1977 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 12 Apr. 5/1 He would be followed by the master carpenters or framers who would hew the logs with what they called a broad axe. 1992 Harrowsmith Dec. 64/1 Largely New Englanders, these framers had grown up amid the old timber-frame barns, churches and bridges of the 18th and 19th centuries. 2008 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 9 Sept. (Business Network Suppl.) 9/5 On the first day, framers, roofers, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling subs came in. < as lemmas |
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