| 单词 | arrowsmith |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarrowsmith arrowsmith n. now chiefly historical a maker of (typically iron or steel) arrowheads.Recorded earliest in a surname. For further evidence for currency in the Middle English period perhaps compare Arousmithrode (field name) Pudsey, West Riding, Yorkshire (1304), although this may reflect use as a surname. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes bows or arrows > specific parts arrowsmith1278 arrow-header?1518 bowstring-maker1530 arrowhead maker1545 plumier1887 1278 in G. Fransson Middle Eng. Surnames (1935) 156 (MED) Rog. le Aruesmyth. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 27 Armurers, Arowsmythis, with Axes of werre. 1618 F. Pulton tr. Act 7 Henry IV c. 7 in Coll. Statutes i. 269 Because the arrow Smithes doe make many faultie heades for arrowes and quarrels. a1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 103 Fletcher, he that trimmed arrows by adding the feathers; Arrowsmith, he that made the piles. 1884 Yorks. Archæol. & Topogr. Jrnl. 8 64 The Sheffield of Chaucer's time..was the centre of a district abounding with knifesmiths, scythesmiths, and arrowsmiths. 1939 P. Gordon New Archery I. iii. 21 Four guilds—bowyers, fletchers, arrowsmiths, and stringers—were not thought too many to provide the essentials. 2006 R. Holmes & M. M. Evans Battlefield ii. 35 It was easier to cast a gun than to combine the artisan skills of the bowyer, arrowsmith, and fletcher. < as lemmas |
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