† tightern.

Etymology: < tight v.³ + -er suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

1. One who makes tight the seams of ships; a caulker.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > one who fits out > caulker

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Goildronneur, a pitcher, trimmer, or tighter of ships.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxx. 198 Iulius Cæsar and Pompey were boatwrights and tighters of ships.

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2. ‘A ribband or string by which women straiten their clothes’ (Johnson).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tighter
释义	† tightern. Etymology: < tight v.³ + -er suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. 1. One who makes tight the seams of ships; a caulker. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > one who fits out > caulker caulker1495 pitcher1611 tighter1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Goildronneur, a pitcher, trimmer, or tighter of ships. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxx. 198 Iulius Cæsar and Pompey were boatwrights and tighters of ships. Categories » 2. ‘A ribband or string by which women straiten their clothes’ (Johnson). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1611
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