seedmann.

Brit.

/ˈsiːdmən/, U.S.

/ˈsidmən/

Inflections: Plural seedmen.

Forms: see seed n. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., man n.¹

Etymology: < seed n. + man n.¹ Compare seedsman n. Compare also earlier sower n.Compare Old Icelandic (in late sources) sáðmaðr sower (Icelandic sáðmaður).

1. A sower of seed; = seedsman n. 1. Now historical and rare.In 16th–17th centuries often figurative, with etymological allusion to seminary n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > sower

seederOE

sowerc1000

seedman1569

seedsman1601

seminator1609

superseminator1642

dropper1770–4

driller1788

1569 A. Golding in tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill To Rdr. sig. Xx.v^v The worlde is termed a field, Chryste a Seedman, and his woorde the seede.

1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. A.iii^v These seminaries or seedemen and Iesuites..haue..laboured..to perswade the people.

c1615 God & the King (1663) 6 Wherewith these seed-men of sedition were no way suppressed.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 161 Just as two Seed-men in a Field, that sow more ground at convenient distance, than if they walked together in the same Furrow.

1768 Coll. Poems Several Hands I. 80 Oh had I thus..with yon seedman sow'd the quick'ning ground.

1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. xxix. 257 Instead of delivering the seed from between the two fingers and the thumb, as is usually done, the seedman (some seedsmen at least) lets it fall back into the palm of his hand.

1833 Farmers' Reg. Nov. 323/2 This is done to enable the seedman to sow it regularly.

1859 J. Cumming Expository Readings Bk. Kings i. 13 If God honours us to make us seedmen, we are answerable only for sowing broadcast the seed in the season of spring.

1962 William & Mary Q. 19 520 Syme asked the firm to send him..a good plowman and seedman.

2. A dealer in seed; = seedsman n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in seed

seedmana1605

seedsman1677

a1605 R. Bannatyne Jrnl. Trans. Scotl. (1806) 317 Jhone Bell, seidman.

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxvi. 178 Much that is sold in the Seed-mens shops in London.

1670 L. Meager Eng. Gardener 191 In the first place you are to endeavour to be furnished with such sorts of Seed as are of best account..either at the hand of Friend, Gardener, or Seed-man.

1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) Pref. 2 At the Seed-Mens Shops.

1753 Gen. Shop Bk. sig. f*3 Seedman, he sells all manner of seeds and flower roots, and has a good profit in what he sells.

1832 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 31 May 530 What need I say more upon this subject than that the seed of the smooth-stalked meadow-grass is to be bought at every great seedman's shop in London.

1896 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1895 175 The importance of seed testing is recognized not only by professional seedmen, but also by intelligent farmers.

1926 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 18 Apr. a9/2 (advt.) Our experienced seedmen will be pleased to serve you and give you valuable information that will make your garden a success.

1971 P. D. James Shroud for Nightingale vi. 183 Disorderly pile of seedmen's catalogues.

2004 S. W. Lanman in S. R. Schrepfer & P. Scranton Industrializing Organisms i. 34 Peter Henderson, the market gardener and seedman, stated his occupation as ‘florist’ in the 1880 census.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seedman
释义	seedmann. Brit. /ˈsiːdmən/, U.S. /ˈsidmən/ Inflections: Plural seedmen. Forms: see seed n. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., man n.¹ Etymology: < seed n. + man n.¹ Compare seedsman n. Compare also earlier sower n.Compare Old Icelandic (in late sources) sáðmaðr sower (Icelandic sáðmaður). 1. A sower of seed; = seedsman n. 1. Now historical and rare.In 16th–17th centuries often figurative, with etymological allusion to seminary n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > sower seederOE sowerc1000 seedman1569 seedsman1601 seminator1609 superseminator1642 dropper1770–4 driller1788 1569 A. Golding in tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill To Rdr. sig. Xx.v^v The worlde is termed a field, Chryste a Seedman, and his woorde the seede. 1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. A.iii^v These seminaries or seedemen and Iesuites..haue..laboured..to perswade the people. c1615 God & the King (1663) 6 Wherewith these seed-men of sedition were no way suppressed. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. ii. 161 Just as two Seed-men in a Field, that sow more ground at convenient distance, than if they walked together in the same Furrow. 1768 Coll. Poems Several Hands I. 80 Oh had I thus..with yon seedman sow'd the quick'ning ground. 1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. xxix. 257 Instead of delivering the seed from between the two fingers and the thumb, as is usually done, the seedman (some seedsmen at least) lets it fall back into the palm of his hand. 1833 Farmers' Reg. Nov. 323/2 This is done to enable the seedman to sow it regularly. 1859 J. Cumming Expository Readings Bk. Kings i. 13 If God honours us to make us seedmen, we are answerable only for sowing broadcast the seed in the season of spring. 1962 William & Mary Q. 19 520 Syme asked the firm to send him..a good plowman and seedman. 2. A dealer in seed; = seedsman n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in seed seedmana1605 seedsman1677 a1605 R. Bannatyne Jrnl. Trans. Scotl. (1806) 317 Jhone Bell, seidman. 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxvi. 178 Much that is sold in the Seed-mens shops in London. 1670 L. Meager Eng. Gardener 191 In the first place you are to endeavour to be furnished with such sorts of Seed as are of best account..either at the hand of Friend, Gardener, or Seed-man. 1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) Pref. 2 At the Seed-Mens Shops. 1753 Gen. Shop Bk. sig. f3 Seedman, he sells all manner of seeds and flower roots, and has a good profit in what he sells. 1832 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg.* 31 May 530 What need I say more upon this subject than that the seed of the smooth-stalked meadow-grass is to be bought at every great seedman's shop in London. 1896 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1895 175 The importance of seed testing is recognized not only by professional seedmen, but also by intelligent farmers. 1926 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 18 Apr. a9/2 (advt.) Our experienced seedmen will be pleased to serve you and give you valuable information that will make your garden a success. 1971 P. D. James Shroud for Nightingale vi. 183 Disorderly pile of seedmen's catalogues. 2004 S. W. Lanman in S. R. Schrepfer & P. Scranton Industrializing Organisms i. 34 Peter Henderson, the market gardener and seedman, stated his occupation as ‘florist’ in the 1880 census. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1569
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