| 单词 | barrowman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbarrow-man barrow-man n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > by wheeled vehicle > by wheelbarrow > one who barrow-man?c1650 barrow-bunter1771 ?c1650 Ld. Herries in Calderwood Hist. Kirk (1843) II. 417 (note) He scorned to be a barrowman. 1822 J. Hogg Three Perils of Man II. 326 Old masons are the best barrowmen. barrowman barrowman n.2 one who barrows. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > sheep-shearer clippera1382 shearer1388 sheep-shearer1539 forcer1553 fleecer1612 tiger1865 tomahawker1870 snagger1887 boss of the board1896 gun1898 jingling Johnny1904 barrowman1940 ryebuck shearera1957 barrower1965 1940 E. C. Studholme Te Waimate (1954) i. xv. 129 There were always a certain number of ‘barrowmen’ and ‘learners’ on the board. [Note] Friends of the shearers who came on to the board for a chat and..shore a few sheep for their pals. < as lemmas |
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