| 单词 | tent-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmastent-man tent-man n. (a) a tent-dweller; (b) one who has charge of a tent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > dweller in tent lodgera1300 Scenite1575 tenter1846 camper1856 tent-man1880 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > circus performance > [noun] > person in charge of tent tent-man1880 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur iv. xi. 236 Drink, for this is the fear-naught of the tentmen. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Feb. 7/2 Circus men sentenced... Chief tentman, two to seven years in State prison. 1961 Times 28 Mar. 12/6 The sweating ‘tentman’..will be clown, drummer, lion~tamer rolled into one. 1978 Illustr. London News Nov. 32/3 As a kid..I used to take my waddie bottle..full of tea to the tentmen, they were travelling labourers, really. < as lemmas |
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