| 单词 | path master |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspath master path master n. North American historical a public official in charge of supervising local road construction and repair. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builders or maintainers of roads waymaker?c1475 roadman1788 road-maker1792 path master1799 roadsman?1807 Macadamite1821 macadamizer1824 road breaker1834 grader1870 asphalter1880 linesman1888 lengthman1902 highway patrol1909 1799 Upper Canada Gaz. (York) 29 June 3/2 The public are much indebted to Mr. John McDougal, who was appointed one of the path-masters.., for his great assiduity and care in getting the streets cleared of the many and dangerous..constructions therein. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 348 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The immediate supervision of construction and repairs is generally under the direction of local ‘road supervisors’, or ‘path masters’. 1968 E. S. Russenholt Heart of Continent iv. xi. 206 The Department of Agriculture orders that pathmasters cut weedy grain, and have the work charged to landowners. < as lemmas |
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