| 单词 | reel man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreel man reel man n. a person who is in charge of a reel of any sort; (in early use) spec. †a sailor who holds the reel from which a log line is paid out (obsolete). ΚΠ 1788 P. M. Freneau Misc. Wks. 410 Poor Richard, the reel-man, had nothing to say; He knew very well I would have my own way. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick III. xxxix. 226 The towering resistance of the log caused the old reelman to stagger strangely. 1905 Washington Post 15 July 13/3 Laurel Fire Company, No. 2, met last evening and elected the following officers for the ensuing term:..chief reelman, Arthur Lewis. 1997 Herald-Sun (Durham, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 8 Apr. c2 The reel man handles the huge paper rolls on the press. < as lemmas |
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