单词 | rough knot |
释义 | > as lemmasrough knot rough knot n. Nautical (now historical) a rough or unsophisticated seaman. ΚΠ 1801 W. Richardson Jrnl. 4 Jan. in Mariner of Eng. (1908) viii. 178 A Lieutenant Byam..succeeded Lieutenant Franklin (a good officer) in charge of the ship. He was a complete rough knot. 1844 M. H. Barker Old Sailor's Jolly Boat 361 But come, my gallant rough-knot, there is still a toothful in the flask. 1986 A. Kent Colours Aloft! xi. 181 I knows me crew are a bunch o' roughknots, but I often carry me grandchildren on short passages. < as lemmas |
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