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单词 tidesman
释义 tidesman|ˈtaɪdzmən|
Also 8–9 tideman.
1. = tide-waiter 1. Obs.
1667Lond. Gaz. No. 194/4 Discovered by some of the Customehouse Tydes-men upon the Watch.1773Earl Carlisle in Selwyn & Contemp. (1844) III. 46 Thank Charles for the Tideman's place.1809R. Langford Introd. Trade 135 Tides men or tide waiters, officers appointed to inspect the loading and unloading ships to prevent contraband transactions.
2. One whose work depends on the tide.
1882Ogilvie, Tides-man, one who is employed only during certain states of the tide.1894C. Welch Tower Bridge 51 Twenty-one tidemen working at the ram.
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