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单词 stoneman
释义 stoneman|ˈstəʊnmən|
Pl. -men.
1. Printing. A compositor who imposes pages of type on the imposing-stone.
1875Southward Dict. Typogr.1904De Vinne Mod. Book Composition 301 (Cent. Suppl.) Front and tail margins can be most accurately made by the stoneman, for they cannot be predetermined with precision by guesswork.
2. Coal Mining. A man employed in driving stone-headings, and in making and repairing ‘roads’.
1883Gresley Gloss. Coal-mining.1891Star 8 July 3/4 All the enginemen were doing eight hours shifts, while the stonemen and others did still more.
3. A man who works in stone; a stone-cutter, stonemason.
1912E. Rhys in Engl. Rev. Nov. 517 He saw the bob⁓tailed rabbits above the stoneman's pit.
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