| 单词 | trowel-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrowel-man trowel-man n. one who uses a trowel; spec. a mason, bricklayer, or the like; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > builder of walls > bricklayer brickman1418 brick-masonc1435 bricklayerc1442 bricker1482 troweller1611 trowel-mana1637 red mason1700 bricksetter1811 brickie1847 a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady ii. Chorus 74 in Wks. (1640) III A hard handed, and stiffe ignorance, worthy a Trewel, or a Hammer-man. 1737 E. Hoppus Salmon's Country Builder's Estimator (ed. 2) 69 A Trowel-man and Labourer..can perform one Rod of rough Work in five Days. 1756 Monitor No. 73 II. 203 It has been the general defect of English politicians to proceed without a plan; ignorant trowel-men in the service of the state. < as lemmas |
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