| 单词 | screw-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscrew-man screw-man n. U.S. History a worker who packs bales of cotton into a cargo ship, esp. by means of a jack screw (jackscrew n.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailor who stows or trims cargo rummager1544 stower1769 coal-trimmer1828 trimmer1836 screw-man1852 1852 N.-Y. Daily Times 7 Dec. 6/2 The ‘Screwmen's Charitable Association’ turned out in force..to celebrate the second anniversary of their organization. The Screwmen, you must know, are the stevedores..who take their name from the ‘Jack screw’ in stowing cotton. 1950 R. P. Blesh & H. Janis They all played Ragtime ii. 39 The fellows who put bales in place were screwmen. 2009 Business Hist. Rev. 83 189 The organizational and jurisdictional complexity of waterfront labor relations that pitted..white deep-sea longshoremen against white cotton screw-men. < as lemmas |
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