单词 | locksman |
释义 | locksman1/ˈlɒksmən/Scottish. Now historical noun A public executioner; = lockman. OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Fountainhall's Decisions. Apparently an alteration of lockman, after the genitive of lock. locksman2/ˈlɒksmən/noun A person employed to attend and maintain a lock on a canal or river. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in New-Yorker. From the genitive of lock + man. locksman3/ˈlɒksmən/originally Jamaican noun A male Rastafarian who wears dreadlocks. Origin1960s. From the plural of lock + man. |
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