单词 | polderboy |
释义 | > as lemmaspolderboy polderboy n. now rare = polderman n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > reclamation from sea > reclaimer from sea polderman1884 polderboy1895 1895 Westm. Gaz. 13 Apr. 6/1 This particular form of labour requires skilled navvies (polderboys we call them). 1900 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 32 321 Men with an unusually good appetite are ‘polder jongen’ or polder boys. < as lemmas |
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