单词 | oddsman |
释义 | † oddsmann. Scottish. Obsolete. An umpire; an arbiter; = odd man n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator noumperec1350 umpire?c1400 arbitrator1426 mid-man1459 wardsman1482 appointer1523 daysman1530 arbiter1548 moderator1556 oddsman1571 compromitter1579 compromiser1598 compromittee1602 umpirer1650 goodman1836 honest broker1878 leopard-skin chief1933 leopard-skin priest1951 1571–2 Court Bk. Broughton & Canongate (1937) 355 And David Vaus odisman and owrisman commonlie chosin be athir pairtie foirsaid. 1583 Decreet Arbitral 22 Apr. in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 266 Oddisman and owrisman, commonlie chosin be avyse and consent of baith the saidis pairteis. 1605 Edinb. Test. XL. f. 101v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Od(d)isman He nominatis James Edmonstoun..& Mr. Malcolme Henrysoun..oddismen and ourismen. 1708 Atholl MSS 6 Jan. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 464/3 George Viscount of Duphin oddsman chosen by both Parties. 1758 in Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1911) 529 An oddsman or oversman to be mutually chosen by the partys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1571 |
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