| 单词 | roofman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroofman roofman n. (a) a member of the firefighting team who vents the roof and top-floor windows in the case of a fire; (b) = gutter-man n. (c) at gutter n.1 Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1878 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 14 Oct. Their ladder..broke near the eaves, the roofman falling a distance of 20 feet. 1909 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Jrnl.-Gaz. 10 Mar. 2/7 The office of custodian, or superintendent, carries twenty-three appointments—a head of the department, an assistant, three policemen, one fireman, one carpenter, one roofman and fifteen janitors. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §970 Roofman; gutterman; sweeps roofs and removes dirt and other obstruction from guttering, rain pipes, etc., of large buildings. 1997 R. A. Fritz Tools of Trade v. 78 When combined with a halligan bar or similar prying tool, the roofman's hook can be used as a driving tool. < as lemmas |
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