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单词 rearing crew
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rearing crewn.

Brit. /ˈrɪərɪŋ kruː/, U.S. /ˈrɪrɪŋ ˌkru/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rear adj.2, -ing suffix1, crew n.1
Etymology: Apparently < rear adj.2 + -ing suffix1 + crew n.1 Compare earlier rear crew n. at rear adj.2 and n.2 Compounds 2.
U.S. (now historical).
= rear crew n. at rear adj.2 and n.2 Compounds 2.
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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs > one who
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1944 J. B. Martin Call it North Country 136 The rearing crew followed at the tail end of the drive, collecting stray logs that the flood had carried out of the proper river channel.
1971 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 6 May d7/5 Freeing stranded logs is the job of a 32-man ‘rearing crew’, which works seven days a week with power boats, winches and occasionally a stick of dynamite.
2007 Clearwater (Idaho) Tribune (Electronic text) 5 July (caption) This photo, taken in the late 60s, shows Charlie ‘Red’ McCollister standing at the river's edge watching a rearing crew loosen some logs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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