英语词汇“press-smack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

attributive. Of or relating to a press, used for a press; spec. designating a vessel employed in impressment, as press-boat, press-ketch, press-smack, etc. Now historical.

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1688 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 457 The next day the presse boats went down the river to presse seamen.

1696 London Gaz. No. 3164/1 On Board any of His Majesty's Ships of War, or Hire-Ships, or on any Press-Vessels, or Tenders.

1702 Flying Post Apr. 4/7 Some Press-Ketches in that [Dublin] Harbour have pressed 400 Seamen within a few Days, and..a great many are voluntarily come in.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 3 Every Tarpawlin if he gets but to be Lieutenant of a Press-Smack is call'd Captain.

1757 M. Postlethwayt Great Britain's True Syst. ii. 46 These Measures would..save the Nation many Thousands a Year, that are now spent by Press-gangs, Press-Ketches, and in Provisions and Wages to keep Men on board Ships.

1787 R. Alderson True Alarm! 17 A scene commenced not unlike that which is occasioned by the issuing of a press warrant in a sea-port at the first breaking out of war.

1850–9 J. H. Ingraham Arrow of Gold viii. 53 It was then a press-boat I must have got on board of.

1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore iii. 64 He hoped he had a right, to expect Mr. Penn, when in command of the press smack, to bring back something better than crippled half-wits.

单词	press-smack
释义	> as lemmas press-smack attributive. Of or relating to a press, used for a press; spec. designating a vessel employed in impressment, as press-boat, press-ketch, press-smack, etc. Now historical. ΚΠ 1688 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 457 The next day the presse boats went down the river to presse seamen. 1696 London Gaz. No. 3164/1 On Board any of His Majesty's Ships of War, or Hire-Ships, or on any Press-Vessels, or Tenders. 1702 Flying Post Apr. 4/7 Some Press-Ketches in that [Dublin] Harbour have pressed 400 Seamen within a few Days, and..a great many are voluntarily come in. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 3 Every Tarpawlin if he gets but to be Lieutenant of a Press-Smack is call'd Captain. 1757 M. Postlethwayt Great Britain's True Syst. ii. 46 These Measures would..save the Nation many Thousands a Year, that are now spent by Press-gangs, Press-Ketches, and in Provisions and Wages to keep Men on board Ships. 1787 R. Alderson True Alarm! 17 A scene commenced not unlike that which is occasioned by the issuing of a press warrant in a sea-port at the first breaking out of war. 1850–9 J. H. Ingraham Arrow of Gold viii. 53 It was then a press-boat I must have got on board of. 1959 P. O'Brian Unknown Shore iii. 64 He hoped he had a right, to expect Mr. Penn, when in command of the press smack, to bring back something better than crippled half-wits. extracted from pressn.³ < as lemmas
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