| 单词 | pier-head jumper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspier-head jumper pier-head jumper n. a person who joins a ship's crew just as the ship is about to sail. ΚΠ 1880 Times 12 July 14/3 Incompetent men are constantly being supplied, by crimps and others at the shipping offices, or as ‘pierhead jumpers’, in consideration of the advance note. 1938 E. Linklater Child under Sail 169 There were no pier-head jumpers to be found, and we had to sail a man short. 1987 Jrnl. Commerce (Nexis) 5 Mar. 16 a A pier-head jumper is a crewmember who joins his ship at the last minute—if not literally leaping onto the vessel as it leaves the dock, then arriving perhaps a half-hour before it sails. < as lemmas |
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