| 单词 | tongman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtongman ˈtongman n. one who uses the tongs in oyster-fishing (U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for oysters oysterman1305 dredger?a1513 oyster dredger?a1513 waterman1549 oysterera1618 dredger-man1696 tonger1887 tongman1887 1887 G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Hist. & Methods II. 525 In midwinter, when the heavy planters are busy marketing their crops, the tongmen are idle, or are attending to their own little cove-beds. 1891 W. K. Brooks Amer. Oyster 140 They are exposed to the depredations of both tongmen and dredgers. < as lemmas |
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