单词 | tinkerman |
释义 | † tinkermann.1 Obsolete (historical in later use). A fisherman who uses a trink-net, esp. to catch undersized fish illegally; = trinkerman n., tinklerman n.Probably by association with the pejorative senses of tinker n.1: see the etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > using net > using fixed net trinkerman1538 tinkerman1584 trink1630 trink-man1689 tootman1808 tinklerman1840 1584 Orders Conservation Thames (Lansd. 41/15) f. 44 No Fishermen garthmen..or Tynkermen shall..make anie..Stalkernetts, Tryncknetts, Pursnetts, Casting netts. 1633 A. Munday et al. Stow's Surv. of London (new ed.) 18/2 There are a certaine company of Fishermen called Tinckermen [1618 Trinckermen], frequenting the River of Thames, Eastward. 1742 ‘Citizen of London’ New & Compleat Surv. London I. 87/1 There was a Company of Fishermen, called Tinkermen, who with unlawful Nets and other Devices, made an infinite destruction of the young Brood..to feed their Hogs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020). tinkermann.3 British Sport (esp. Football) colloquial. A manager or coach of a sports club, esp. a football club, who habitually modifies or meddles with the line-up of the team.Originally with reference to the football manager Claudio Ranieri. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > training > [noun] > manager manager1843 team manager1887 tinkerman2002 2002 Daily Express 26 Oct. 100 Ranieri said: ‘People might call me “tinker man” because I like to change the team, but I'm not a crazy man.’ 2018 Evening Chron. (Nexis) 7 Dec. (Sport section) 87 Rafa Benitez has a reputation of being something of a tinkerman and his team selection against Wolves will be interesting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11584n.32002 |
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