| 单词 | pond-maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspond-maker pond-maker n. ΚΠ 1400 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) v. 85 [William atte Hethe] pondemaker [was paid £6. 9s. 10d.]. 1482 in J. P. Collier Househ. Bks. John Duke of Norfolk & Thomas Earl of Surrey (1844) 184 Paied to the werkmen, tylers, carpenters, dawbers, and pond makers. 1632–3 MS Canterbury Marriage Licences William Cook of Hollingbourne, pondmaker. 1729 S. Switzer Introd. Gen. Syst. Hydrostaticks & Hydraulicks I. i. x. 131 It will prevent the Worms from working in the Clay, as our Pond-Makers in the West tell me. 1905 A. J. Hubbard & G. Hubbard Neolithic Dew-ponds 2 The gang of dew-pond makers commence operations by hollowing out the earth. 1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 24 July vi. 26/1 The pond seemed to be doing well,..at least to a novice pond-maker. < as lemmas |
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