单词 | stick maker |
释义 | > as lemmasstick maker stick maker n. †(a) a maker of gun-sticks or ramrods (obsolete); (b) a maker of walking sticks. ΚΠ 1747 London Mag. Feb. 99/2 The Gun-Makers Business..was now divided into 21 different Branches, and looked upon as so many distinct Trades, viz. Barrel-Forger, Breech-Forger,..Stick-Maker, Flint-Maker and Mounter. 1774 Poll City & Liberty Westminster 113 Clarke, John, Denmark court, Stick maker. 1803 Censor 1 Apr. 39 Mr. Huntsmill, the stick maker of Whitechapel. 2009 G. Hinson & W. Ferris New Encycl. Southern Culture XIV. 378/2 A 95-year-old African American stick maker presented candidate Barack Obama with a carved walking stick. < as lemmas |
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