单词 | jacksmith |
释义 | † jacksmithn. Obsolete. A person who makes roasting-jacks, a jack-maker (see Jack n.2 5). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of roasting-jacks jack maker1601 jacksmith1648 1648 N. Ward Mercurius Anti-mechanicus 10 That the Clock of the Church, and the Jack of the Common-wealth can hardly keepe Time, whilst the spring is out of Order and Place: And that all the Clock-smiths and Lock-smiths, Black-smiths and Jack-smiths, Gold-smiths and Old-smiths are not able to put them in repair. 1678 London Gaz. No. 1280/4 Next door to the Jack Smiths in Philpot Lane, London. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 416 An infinite number of..jack-smiths and razor-makers. 1800 E. L. Malone in J. Dryden Wks. II. 49 (note) The celebrated watchmaker, who was originally a jacksmith. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018). < n.1648 |
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