| 单词 | knight of the tar-brush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknight of the tar-brush a. A brush used for smearing anything with tar. knight of the tar-brush, allusively applied to a sailor: cf. tar n.1 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > [noun] shipmanc900 seamanOE buscarlOE shipperc1100 ship-gumec1275 marinerc1300 skipper1390 marinela1400 waterman1421 maryneller1470 seafarer1513 sea-fardingera1550 navigator1574 marinec1575 sailer1585 Triton1589 Neptunist1593 canvas-climber1609 sea-crab1609 tar-lubber1610 Neptunian1620 salt-rover1620 sailora1642 tarpaulin1647 otter1650 water dog1652 tarpauliana1656 Jack1659 tar1676 sea-animal1707 Jack tar1709 sailor-man1761 tarry-breeks1786 hearty1790 ocean-farera1806 tarry-jacket1822 Jacky1826 nautical1831 salt water1839 matelotc1847 knight of the tar-brush1866 main-yard man1867 gobby1883 tarry-John1888 blue jersey1889 lobscouser1889 flat-foot1897 handyman1899 1711 W. Sutherland Ship-builders Assistant 135 Tarr Brushes—2. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. vi. 169 Do any of you knights of the tar brush know whether we are going to be drowned in Christian waters? < as lemmas |
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