单词 | paddler |
释义 | paddlern.1 1. A person who or animal which paddles about in mud, shallow water, etc. Also figurative.In quot. 1882 applied to a wild duck. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > walking through liquid > one who paddler1611 wader1673 the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > wild mallard1314 wild duck1538 pond duck1678 flapper1747 paddler1882 wigeon1885 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Patouillard, a padler, dabler, slabberer; one that tramples with his feet in plashes of durtie water. a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iiiiii3/1 Well he may make a padler i' the world, From hand to mouth, but never a brave swimmer. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 163 Those paddlers in sewers, with their mud-ammunition. 1882 R. Payne-Gallwey Fowler in Ireland 33 I have..seen a string of young paddlers tumble off a bank into the river. 1995 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 18 May He was open to charges of being a dilettante, a paddler in the lifestyle shallows of the counterculture. 2001 Western Morning News (Nexis) 8 Aug. 8 Paddlers and bathers off South Devon's sandy beaches are being warned of the dangers of stepping on a poisonous fish. 2. In plural. Waterproof trousers worn over a child's clothes to keep them dry during paddling. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants > for children paddlers1928 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > overall > types of sliver1847 crawler1891 paddlers1928 dungarees1930 1928 Weekly Disp. 27 May 15/7 All-black bathing suits. Besides suits, there are the much needed rubber paddlers, caps, and shoes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). paddlern.2ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > paddle paddlec1612 paddler1669 1669 T. Allin Jrnl. 13 Sept. (1940) II. 114 [Two Portuguese slaves made a small raft of canes and with a couple of] paddelers [got off] . 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 38 They sit in the bottom of them [sc. Boats called Monoxyla], and Row with two Padlers, or little Oars. 2. A person who paddles a boat, canoe, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > paddler of canoe canoeman1681 paddler1770 pork eater1793 kayaker1856 kayak man1864 canoeist1866 canoer1866 kayakist1946 1770 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) II. 23 In managing these canoes they are very expert... In one I counted 16 padlers of a side. 1799 Naval Chron. 1 63 The paddlers are directed by a man who stands up. 1861 P. B. Du Chaillu Explor. Equatorial Afr. xiv. 218 I had twelve stout paddlers in my canoe. 1910 S. E. White Adventures Bobby Orde xi. 183 Only the slight crackling at the prow, the soft dip of the paddle, and an occasional breath of effort from the paddler broke the stillness. 1993 Canoe Mar. 24/2 The canoes teetered at the top of the rapids.., the paddlers sitting bold upright in their seats. 3. colloquial. A paddle steamer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > propelled by paddles > paddle-steamer riverboat1565 wheel-boat1834 paddle steamer1848 paddlewheeler1876 paddler1890 paddle1897 1890 Star 2 Apr. 1/7 In command of H.M.S. Bulldog, a paddler. 1934 Times 12 Jan. 6/5 He opens with an account of the voyage of the paddler Enterprise from Falmouth. 1975 Listener 20 Mar. 388/1 Other beautiful ships have ended their careers tragically..among them, a slender paddler. 1990 F. Dodman Observer Ships (ed. 2) ii. 65 The many large, and very decorative, stern-wheel paddlers formerly running on the Mississippi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11611n.21669 |
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