单词 | woodsman |
释义 | woodsmann. A man who inhabits, frequents, or ranges the woods, as a huntsman, sportsman, wood-cutter, etc. (cf. woodman n.1 1, 2, 4); one acquainted with or accustomed to the woods. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > forester woodyera1100 forester1297 fosterc1405 fostress?1553 sylvan1589 saltuary1674 woodsman1694 green jerkin1826 wood-farmer1831 sylviculturist1887 tree farmer1942 sylviculturalist1971 1694 J. Clayton Virginia in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 122 There are abundance of brave Red Deer, so that a good Woodsman, as they call them, will keep a House with Venison. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. iii. 86 The Captain..told him..that he was but a sorry Woodsman, and that he would swing him but twice round, and he should not guess the way out again. 1755 R. Rogers Jrnls. (1769) 9 One company of woodsmen or rangers..to make excursions towards the enemy's forts. 1817 W. Scott Harold ii. xiv. 61 A woodsman thou and hast a spear, And couldst thou such an insult bear? 1825 W. Scott Talisman ix, in Tales Crusaders IV. 182 The deep wail of a dog,..which, as an experienced woods-man, he had no hesitation in recognizing to be that of his own faithful hound. 1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies xlvi, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 24 A merry Woodsman, clad in green, Stept vanward from his mates. a1844 F. Baily Jrnl. Tour N. Amer. (1856) 358 My companion..was an excellent woodsman; and I..trusted myself to his guidance, well knowing that he would not easily mistake the track. 1875 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xvi Rube was far too practical a woodsman to pass such a slot without inquiry. 1896 N.Y. Weekly Witness 30 Dec. 13/1 The woodsmen were going for the opposite party. 1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail vi. 45 A veteran woodsman who had come to swamping in his old age. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694 |
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