seedsmann.

Brit.

/ˈsiːdzmən/, U.S.

/ˈsidzmən/

Inflections: Plural seedsmen.

Forms: 1500s seedesmen (plural), 1500s– seedsman.

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

Etymology: < the genitive of seed n. + man n.¹ Compare earlier seedman n.

a. A person or agent who introduces the germ of some future idea, practice, or development.In early quots. often with implications of cunning and seditious intent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > person as source of something

wellOE

springc1225

seedsman1587

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun] > seditious person

sower1380

kindler?c1450

stirrerc1450

subvertera1500

subverser1514

subvertor?1532

commotioner1549

provocator1559

seditioner1562

seedsman1587

tumulter1589

turmoiler1591

seditionary1607

seditiary1628

incendiary1631

patriot1644

embroiler1668

agitator1681

seditionist1786

agent provocateur1831

disquietist1834

insurrectionist1845

provocateur1855

galley-growler1867

1587 Def. Honorable Sentence Queene of Scots sig. K3^v Since the Pope for her sake hath cursed our soueraine and his seedes men teach, that the Queene is no Queene, if the Pope depose her.

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. K2 The second kind of Diuels..called..the authors of massacres, & seedsmen of mischiefe.

1646 S. Ford Great Interest States & Kingdomes 23 Helpe us against those seeds-men of the evill one that creepe into houses, and sow tares.

1655 Declar. Children of Light 3 Who art one of the Devils seeds-men (who sowes his lies abroad).

1726 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. I. 537 It is granted by all that I know of, that the Seeds-Man is Christ.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women iv, in Poems (new ed.) 123 The seedsman, memory, Sowed my deepfurrowed thought with many a name, Whose glory will not die.

a1910 W. V. Moody Poems (1912) 106 The flesh which caught my soul, a flying seed, Out of the to and fro Of scattering hands where the seedsman Mage!

1975 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 38 697/2 The ‘cleric’, the religious practitioner, has been more important as the seedsman of Islam in black Africa than has the trader.

b. literal. A sower of seed. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

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

seederOE

sowerc1000

seedman1569

seedsman1601

seminator1609

superseminator1642

dropper1770–4

driller1788

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xiii. 571 Moreover, they would haue the seeds-man to be naked when he soweth them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. vii. 21 As it ebbes, the Seedsman Vpon the slime and Ooze scatters his graine.

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee i. 115 A plain and ordinary man, a Plough-man and Seedsman.

1745 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. i. 82 It is well known, that most or all Ploughmen and Seedsmen look on any new Invention in Husbandry with an Eye of Envy.

1764 J. Randall in Gentleman's Mag. 34 515/1 The seedsman can easily lift it [sc. the seed plough] up by the handles, even when the hopper is quite full.

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 328 The merry Ploughboy cheers his team, Wi' joy the tentie Seedsman stalks.

1854 M. Howitt Pict. Cal. Seasons 107 A..train of ploughmen and seedsmen preparing the ground for fresh harvests.

1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 24 The seedsman had scattered the handfu's abroad.

1947 Agric. Hist. 21 99/2 Candying the seed..was advocated in order to dry up the moisture and so prevent it from entering the pores of the hands of the seedsman and to render the seed more pleasant to the hand in sowing.

1984 C. Kightly Country Voices ii. 44 The seedsman was a kind of second foreman, he was under the foreman but above the waggoner.

2. A dealer in seed.

ΘΚΠ

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

seedmana1605

seedsman1677

1677 London Gaz. No. 1169/4 Whatsoever Merchants or other Persons that have occasion for a considerable quantity of Canary Birds Seeds..they may be furnished..by William Yard Seedsman.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 33 (note) The Wife of..Bury, a Seeds-man, living at the Frying-pan in Newgate Market.

1708 London Gaz. No. 4479/8 Charles Blackwell, Seedsman and Flow'rist.

1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) I. 162 From this Place also the Seedsmen in London are furnished with the greatest Quantity of their Seeds.

1801 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 443 The ground would be sufficiently filled with roots, not to be purchased in the seedsman's shop.

1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 148 Eliminate the stimulus given by manufacturers of implements, of artificial manures, and by the numerous competing seedsmen, and our agricultural shows would simply be a series of cattle fairs.

1935 A. L. Winton & K. B. Winton Struct. & Composition Foods II. i. 251 This plant, known also as sweet or Roman fennel, is being featured by seedsmen for general cultivation.

1981 J. Halliday & J. Halliday in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. Livestock & Poultry (1988) iv. 83/1 The best pastureland to grow is herbal ley, and although it is possible to list various mixtures, the most suitable constituents tend to vary with locality so it is probably best to consult your local seedsman.

2014 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 24 Jan. Seedsmen also list the number of days to maturity and these numbers are crucial to planning a bountiful garden.

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

单词	seedsman
释义	seedsmann. Brit. /ˈsiːdzmən/, U.S. /ˈsidzmən/ Inflections: Plural seedsmen. Forms: 1500s seedesmen (plural), 1500s– seedsman. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., man n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of seed n. + man n.¹ Compare earlier seedman n. 1. a. A person or agent who introduces the germ of some future idea, practice, or development.In early quots. often with implications of cunning and seditious intent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > person as source of something wellOE springc1225 seedsman1587 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun] > seditious person sower1380 kindler?c1450 stirrerc1450 subvertera1500 subverser1514 subvertor?1532 commotioner1549 provocator1559 seditioner1562 seedsman1587 tumulter1589 turmoiler1591 seditionary1607 seditiary1628 incendiary1631 patriot1644 embroiler1668 agitator1681 seditionist1786 agent provocateur1831 disquietist1834 insurrectionist1845 provocateur1855 galley-growler1867 1587 Def. Honorable Sentence Queene of Scots sig. K3^v Since the Pope for her sake hath cursed our soueraine and his seedes men teach, that the Queene is no Queene, if the Pope depose her. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. K2 The second kind of Diuels..called..the authors of massacres, & seedsmen of mischiefe. 1646 S. Ford Great Interest States & Kingdomes 23 Helpe us against those seeds-men of the evill one that creepe into houses, and sow tares. 1655 Declar. Children of Light 3 Who art one of the Devils seeds-men (who sowes his lies abroad). 1726 W. Penn Tracts in Wks. I. 537 It is granted by all that I know of, that the Seeds-Man is Christ. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women iv, in Poems (new ed.) 123 The seedsman, memory, Sowed my deepfurrowed thought with many a name, Whose glory will not die. a1910 W. V. Moody Poems (1912) 106 The flesh which caught my soul, a flying seed, Out of the to and fro Of scattering hands where the seedsman Mage! 1975 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 38 697/2 The ‘cleric’, the religious practitioner, has been more important as the seedsman of Islam in black Africa than has the trader. b. literal. A sower of seed. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > sower seederOE sowerc1000 seedman1569 seedsman1601 seminator1609 superseminator1642 dropper1770–4 driller1788 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xiii. 571 Moreover, they would haue the seeds-man to be naked when he soweth them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) ii. vii. 21 As it ebbes, the Seedsman Vpon the slime and Ooze scatters his graine. View more context for this quotation 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee i. 115 A plain and ordinary man, a Plough-man and Seedsman. 1745 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman VII. i. 82 It is well known, that most or all Ploughmen and Seedsmen look on any new Invention in Husbandry with an Eye of Envy. 1764 J. Randall in Gentleman's Mag. 34 515/1 The seedsman can easily lift it [sc. the seed plough] up by the handles, even when the hopper is quite full. 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 328 The merry Ploughboy cheers his team, Wi' joy the tentie Seedsman stalks. 1854 M. Howitt Pict. Cal. Seasons 107 A..train of ploughmen and seedsmen preparing the ground for fresh harvests. 1882 J. Walker Descr. Jaunt to Auld Reekie 24 The seedsman had scattered the handfu's abroad. 1947 Agric. Hist. 21 99/2 Candying the seed..was advocated in order to dry up the moisture and so prevent it from entering the pores of the hands of the seedsman and to render the seed more pleasant to the hand in sowing. 1984 C. Kightly Country Voices ii. 44 The seedsman was a kind of second foreman, he was under the foreman but above the waggoner. 2. A dealer in seed. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in seed seedmana1605 seedsman1677 1677 London Gaz. No. 1169/4 Whatsoever Merchants or other Persons that have occasion for a considerable quantity of Canary Birds Seeds..they may be furnished..by William Yard Seedsman. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 33 (note) The Wife of..Bury, a Seeds-man, living at the Frying-pan in Newgate Market. 1708 London Gaz. No. 4479/8 Charles Blackwell, Seedsman and Flow'rist. 1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) I. 162 From this Place also the Seedsmen in London are furnished with the greatest Quantity of their Seeds. 1801 Farmer's Mag. Nov. 443 The ground would be sufficiently filled with roots, not to be purchased in the seedsman's shop. 1891 ‘S. C. Scrivener’ Our Fields & Cities 148 Eliminate the stimulus given by manufacturers of implements, of artificial manures, and by the numerous competing seedsmen, and our agricultural shows would simply be a series of cattle fairs. 1935 A. L. Winton & K. B. Winton Struct. & Composition Foods II. i. 251 This plant, known also as sweet or Roman fennel, is being featured by seedsmen for general cultivation. 1981 J. Halliday & J. Halliday in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. Livestock & Poultry (1988) iv. 83/1 The best pastureland to grow is herbal ley, and although it is possible to list various mixtures, the most suitable constituents tend to vary with locality so it is probably best to consult your local seedsman. 2014 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 24 Jan. Seedsmen also list the number of days to maturity and these numbers are crucial to planning a bountiful garden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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