maintopn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪntɒp/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪnˌtɑp/

Forms: see main adj.² and top n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: main adj.² Compounds 1, top n.¹ 15; maintopmast-head at maintopmast n. Compounds, main-topgallant-masthead at main-topgallant n., maintopsail n.

Etymology: Partly < main adj.² Compounds 1 + top n.¹ 15, and partly shortened < maintopmast-head at maintopmast n. Compounds, main-topgallant-masthead at main-topgallant n., or (in compounds) maintopsail n.

Nautical.

The top of a mainmast; a platform just above the head of the lower mainmast. Cf. top n.¹ 15. (Often used for maintopmast-head and main-topgallant-masthead.)

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > platform at top of mast > platform on specific masts

maintop1485

mizzen-top1497

foretop1509

topgallant1514

1485 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 70 Mayne topps.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. xxviii. 70 b The king with his owne hand did deliver it unto the Captaine Generall, for to bestowe it in his maine toppe.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 62 The Admirall of each squadron..doth carry in their maine tops, flags of sundry colours.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 147 The Man at the Main-Top, who was ordered to look out.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. xvii. 297 When I was captain o' the main-top in the Le Minerve.

1887 Standard 21 Sept. 5/7 The war vessels..each flying the British ensign at the maintop.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 141 Main top,..the platform erected at the mainmasthead.

1972 P. O'Brian Post Captain viii. 217 Babbington..had spent the first dog-watch in the maintop with two buckets of slush from the galley.

Compounds

General attributive (sometimes with the sense ‘belonging to the maintopsail’), as maintop bowline, maintop-man, maintop shroud, etc.

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1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 14 The maine top shroudes.

1781 T. Pasley Jrnl. 3 Dec. in Private Sea Jrnls. (1931) 208 I appeal to yourselves whether you have not heard the constant call of..main Topmen sound in your Ears more than once..every watch.

a1809 R. M. Wilson Jrnl. (modernized text) in H. G. Thursfield Five Naval Jrnls. (1951) 245 The fore and aft maintopmen when at sea look out at their different mastheads.

1832 F. Marryat Newton Forster III. x. 172 Let go the main-top bowling.

1856 C. Nordhoff Man-of-war Life 93 One of my messmates, a maintopman, cut me out a frock.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Main-top Bowline, the bowline of the main-topsail.

1882 Standard 1 Dec. 3/6 There were no maintopmen on deck.

1908 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) I. i. 17 Each watch is divided into four parts of the ship:– Forecastlemen, Foretopmen, Maintopmen, Quarterdeckmen.

1983 P. O'Brian Treason's Harbour vii. 209 Then came the Surprises with their officers, forecastlemen in front, then foretopmen, maintopmen and afterguard and then the baggage-train.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maintop
释义	maintopn. Brit. /ˈmeɪntɒp/, U.S. /ˈmeɪnˌtɑp/ Forms: see main adj.² and top n.¹ and adj. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: main adj.² Compounds 1, top n.¹ 15; maintopmast-head at maintopmast n. Compounds, main-topgallant-masthead at main-topgallant n., maintopsail n. Etymology: Partly < main adj.² Compounds 1 + top n.¹ 15, and partly shortened < maintopmast-head at maintopmast n. Compounds, main-topgallant-masthead at main-topgallant n., or (in compounds) maintopsail n. Nautical. The top of a mainmast; a platform just above the head of the lower mainmast. Cf. top n.¹ 15. (Often used for maintopmast-head and main-topgallant-masthead.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > platform at top of mast > platform on specific masts maintop1485 mizzen-top1497 foretop1509 topgallant1514 1485 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 70 Mayne topps. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias i. xxviii. 70 b The king with his owne hand did deliver it unto the Captaine Generall, for to bestowe it in his maine toppe. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 62 The Admirall of each squadron..doth carry in their maine tops, flags of sundry colours. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 147 The Man at the Main-Top, who was ordered to look out. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. xvii. 297 When I was captain o' the main-top in the Le Minerve. 1887 Standard 21 Sept. 5/7 The war vessels..each flying the British ensign at the maintop. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 141 Main top,..the platform erected at the mainmasthead. 1972 P. O'Brian Post Captain viii. 217 Babbington..had spent the first dog-watch in the maintop with two buckets of slush from the galley. Compounds General attributive (sometimes with the sense ‘belonging to the maintopsail’), as maintop bowline, maintop-man, maintop shroud, etc. ΚΠ 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 14 The maine top shroudes. 1781 T. Pasley Jrnl. 3 Dec. in Private Sea Jrnls. (1931) 208 I appeal to yourselves whether you have not heard the constant call of..main Topmen sound in your Ears more than once..every watch. a1809 R. M. Wilson Jrnl. (modernized text) in H. G. Thursfield Five Naval Jrnls. (1951) 245 The fore and aft maintopmen when at sea look out at their different mastheads. 1832 F. Marryat Newton Forster III. x. 172 Let go the main-top bowling. 1856 C. Nordhoff Man-of-war Life 93 One of my messmates, a maintopman, cut me out a frock. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Main-top Bowline, the bowline of the main-topsail. 1882 Standard 1 Dec. 3/6 There were no maintopmen on deck. 1908 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) I. i. 17 Each watch is divided into four parts of the ship:– Forecastlemen, Foretopmen, Maintopmen, Quarterdeckmen. 1983 P. O'Brian Treason's Harbour vii. 209 Then came the Surprises with their officers, forecastlemen in front, then foretopmen, maintopmen and afterguard and then the baggage-train. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1485
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