| 单词 | pen-keeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspen-keeper pen-keeper n. Jamaican the owner, overseer, or manager of a plantation or farm, now esp. a farm on which livestock is reared. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun] > farm worker > overseer > on plantation pen-keeper1704 planting attorney1832 1704 Abridgem. Laws in Force & Use in Her Majesty's Plantations 158 If any Person whatsoever shall refuse either by himself, Over-seer, or Pen-keeper, to discover upon Oath the true Number of their Slaves, Horses, &c. 1880 Chambers's Jrnl. 27 Nov. 756/1 Mr. S—, an extensive pen-keeper (a person who breeds and sells stock) from the north side. 1924 Countries of World XXIII. 2377/2 The chief difficulties of the pen-keeper are the periods of drought. 2000 Daily Gleaner (Jamaica) (Nexis) 18 Jan. Now beef doesn't sell..and the penkeepers are left with livestock of doubtful value. < as lemmas |
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