| 单词 | lock-keeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslock-keeper lock-keeper n. a person employed to attend and maintain a lock on a canal or river. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > person in charge of lock locksman1682 lock-shutter1734 lock-keeper1762 lockman1821 lock tender1824 locksman1839 lock1865 1762 Observ. Bill draining Low Lands County of Lincoln 3 There would be many [locks] on the North-side, and Lock-keepers appointed by Commissioners. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. ii. 24 The lock-keeper again came to the rescue with his boat-hook. 1991 Motor Boat & Yachting June 54/3 Make the boaters do the work, and save the city one lock-keeper's salary. 2013 D. Jones All at Sea x. 121 The lock keeper made the usual sallies about going round the world, to which I modestly replied I would be glad to make it to the end of the river. < as lemmas |
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