单词 | moorsman |
释义 | moorsmann. Now rare. A person who lives on a moor or moorland; a person familiar with moors. Cf. moorman n.1 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller on moor or heath moorlander1643 moormana1712 heath-cropper1819 moorsman1889 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xxxii. 343 The Bussex Rhine..is not..broad, and was, therefore, unmentioned by the moorsmen. 1904 E. Rickert Reaper 246 These dangers to life and limb never entered the head of the practised moorsman. 1919 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 1/5 Many strange stories are told about it [sc. a deserted cottage] by the moorsmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889 |
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