topmann.¹

/ˈtɒpmən/

Etymology: < top n.¹ + man n.¹

†1. A ship (man n.¹) with a top on its mast; = top-ship n. at top n.¹ Compounds 3b(b). Obsolete.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > vessel with specific number of masts > vessel with topmasts

topman1513

top-ship1562

1513 N. West in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 67 I found none but ix. or x. small topmen,..and other small balyngiers and crayers,..one little topman of the burdon of threescore tonne.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xvii. i. 290 There are 135 ships that exceed 500 tun; topmen vnder 100, and aboue fortie, 656.

†2. A hangman: = topsman n. 2. slang. Obsolete.

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society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman

boiec1320

hangman1393

hangerc1430

lockman1488

burrioc1540

bourreauc1550

burriourc1550

derrickc1600

passport-maker1602

topman1607

derrick-jastro?1609

verdugo1616

windpipe-stretcher1617

Gregorya1658

locksman1682

Ketch1685

Jack Ketch1696

finisher of the law1708

topsman1825

scrag-boy1843

scragger1897

1607 W. N. Barley-breake sig. D4^v A nimble Ape his topman strait will bee, And hangs vp Streton.

3. Nautical. A seaman stationed in one of the tops, to attend to the upper sails, or in a fighting ship as a marksman.

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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailors with duties in other specific areas

lady1711

topman1748

bowsman1776

forecastle-man1804

waister1815

foretopman1816

larboarder1846

bosman1876

upper yardman1886

sternman1894

afterguard1912

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 379 Her topmen..made prodigious havock with their small arms, killing or wounding every officer..on the quarter-deck.

1825 H. B. Gascoigne Path to Naval Fame 74 The Topmen now the Backstays well attend, To lesser duties all attention lend.

1830 F. Marryat King's Own I. xvi. 245 Topmen, aloft! loose top-gallant sails.

1898 H. Newbolt Island Race 8 One morning the topmen reported below The old Agamemnon escaped from the foe.

a. The upper man in a saw-pit: = top-sawyer n. a; cf. pitman n.¹ 2.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > sawyer > types of

pitman1678

topman1678

top-sawyer1823

whip-sawyer1881

cross-cutter1902

tailer-out1907

band-sawyer1909

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 98 With the Pit-Saw they enter the one end of the Stuff, the Top man at the Top, and the Pit-man under him.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. Explan. Terms 113 Of the two Sawyers, the uppermost is called the Top-man.

1881 Lumber World Mar. The frame or sash saw is operated in the same manner by a top-man and a pit-man.

b. A miner or pitman working at the top of the shaft.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who works in specific part of mine

bottomer1721

surfacer1852

topman1890

bottom1892

face-man1919

face-worker1926

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. iii. 59 The bucket appeared slightly above the brace at the shaft, and was taken by the topman.

1912 Scotsman 5 Apr. 5/2 There was..no settlement of the banksmen's or topmen's question.

c. (See quot. 1964.)

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > demolition worker

topman1961

1961 Evening Standard 3 Aug. 21/4 (advt.) Topmen reqd. for demolition trade.

1962 T. Parker & R. Allerton Courage of his Convictions i. 22 He's a top man, and don't you forget it... When derelict buildings were being knocked down he was one of those on the roof.

1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 94 Demolisher or mattock man or topman or housebreaker, a skilled man who pulls down a wall by standing on top of it and breaking pieces off below him, or by pulling a loose wall with a winch and rope, or by means of a concrete breaker.

1973 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 13/2 Pulling down the YMCA dome, 120ft. or about 15 storeys high, had to begin with a topman..picking away with mattock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	topman
释义	topmann.¹ /ˈtɒpmən/ Etymology: < top n.¹ + man n.¹ †1. A ship (man n.¹) with a top on its mast; = top-ship n. at top n.¹ Compounds 3b(b). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > vessel with specific number of masts > vessel with topmasts topman1513 top-ship1562 1513 N. West in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 67 I found none but ix. or x. small topmen,..and other small balyngiers and crayers,..one little topman of the burdon of threescore tonne. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xvii. i. 290 There are 135 ships that exceed 500 tun; topmen vnder 100, and aboue fortie, 656. †2. A hangman: = topsman n. 2. slang. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [noun] > hangman boiec1320 hangman1393 hangerc1430 lockman1488 burrioc1540 bourreauc1550 burriourc1550 derrickc1600 passport-maker1602 topman1607 derrick-jastro?1609 verdugo1616 windpipe-stretcher1617 Gregorya1658 locksman1682 Ketch1685 Jack Ketch1696 finisher of the law1708 topsman1825 scrag-boy1843 scragger1897 1607 W. N. Barley-breake sig. D4^v A nimble Ape his topman strait will bee, And hangs vp Streton. 3. Nautical. A seaman stationed in one of the tops, to attend to the upper sails, or in a fighting ship as a marksman. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailors with duties in other specific areas lady1711 topman1748 bowsman1776 forecastle-man1804 waister1815 foretopman1816 larboarder1846 bosman1876 upper yardman1886 sternman1894 afterguard1912 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. viii. 379 Her topmen..made prodigious havock with their small arms, killing or wounding every officer..on the quarter-deck. 1825 H. B. Gascoigne Path to Naval Fame 74 The Topmen now the Backstays well attend, To lesser duties all attention lend. 1830 F. Marryat King's Own I. xvi. 245 Topmen, aloft! loose top-gallant sails. 1898 H. Newbolt Island Race 8 One morning the topmen reported below The old Agamemnon escaped from the foe. 4. a. The upper man in a saw-pit: = top-sawyer n. a; cf. pitman n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > sawyer > types of pitman1678 topman1678 top-sawyer1823 whip-sawyer1881 cross-cutter1902 tailer-out1907 band-sawyer1909 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 98 With the Pit-Saw they enter the one end of the Stuff, the Top man at the Top, and the Pit-man under him. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. Explan. Terms 113 Of the two Sawyers, the uppermost is called the Top-man. 1881 Lumber World Mar. The frame or sash saw is operated in the same manner by a top-man and a pit-man. b. A miner or pitman working at the top of the shaft. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who works in specific part of mine bottomer1721 surfacer1852 topman1890 bottom1892 face-man1919 face-worker1926 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. iii. 59 The bucket appeared slightly above the brace at the shaft, and was taken by the topman. 1912 Scotsman 5 Apr. 5/2 There was..no settlement of the banksmen's or topmen's question. c. (See quot. 1964.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > demolition worker topman1961 1961 Evening Standard 3 Aug. 21/4 (advt.) Topmen reqd. for demolition trade. 1962 T. Parker & R. Allerton Courage of his Convictions i. 22 He's a top man, and don't you forget it... When derelict buildings were being knocked down he was one of those on the roof. 1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 94 Demolisher or mattock man or topman or housebreaker, a skilled man who pulls down a wall by standing on top of it and breaking pieces off below him, or by pulling a loose wall with a winch and rope, or by means of a concrete breaker. 1973 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 13/2 Pulling down the YMCA dome, 120ft. or about 15 storeys high, had to begin with a topman..picking away with mattock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2020). topmann.² Etymology: < top n.² 3 + man n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtopman. rare. A man who is engaged in laying rope. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > maker of rope or cord > [noun] > involved in specific process woolder1797 splicer1840 topman1853 wimbler1964 1853 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 567/1 The motion of the top requires to be regulated so as to ensure equal hardness in the rope: the topman, therefore, before putting in the top, makes a mark across the strands of every beam: if, when the top reaches a beam the mark be above the bearer, the topman knows that the turning at the foretop has been too fast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹1513n.²1853
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