| 单词 | sea-fencible |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea-fencible A soldier liable only for defensive service at home. Also, land-fencible, river-fencible, sea-fencible. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > one liable for service > one liable for home defence fencible1796 zombie1942 1796 Sporting Mag. 7 279 A military hero, whom the..tactics of the day denominate a fencible. 1803 G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 57 Captain Essington, commanding the Sea Fencibles at Dover. 1806 A. Duncan Nelson's Funeral 12 The river fencibles were stationed close to the entrance. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. xvi. 334 A' the sea fencibles, and the land fencibles..are on fit. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) I. 305 Captain in the Perthshire Fencibles. 1839 J. Stevenson Justiciary Garland 75 A fencible I'll guard at home. sea-fencible sea-fencible n. an old coastguard. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > one who guards the coast > old sea-fencible1803 1803 J. Moore in Tait's Edinb. Mag. (1834) June 333/2 The Volunteers, Sea-Fencibles, and all, were turned out. < as lemmas |
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