| 单词 | saw-doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaw-doctor saw-doctor n. (a) ‘an instrument having an angular punch for cutting pieces out of the edge of a saw-blade, to increase the depth of the interdental spaces; a saw-gummer’ (Knight); (b) a craftsman who maintains saws in an efficient condition. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of tools > of specific tools or equipment > who maintains or makes parts of saws gummer1859 saw-doctor1936 1936 A. M. Rust Whangarei Early Reminisc. 163 Timber was being got..along its..foreshore. Hundreds of bushmen..were employed besides stackers, saw doctors, benchmen and mill-hands in the different sawmills. 1949 J. L. Carvel One Hundred Years in Timber ix. 140 No sawmill can function long without efficient tool-rooms, and at the City Saw Mills the saw-shop and grinding-shop supply these essentials. These are supervised by the saw-doctor. 1977 Belfast Tel. 22 Feb. 22 (advt.) C.D. Monninger Ltd. require Saw Doctor to take charge of the day-to-day running of their new Belfast Service Centre. < as lemmas |
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