| 释义 |
fettler dial. and techn.|ˈfɛtlə(r)|
[f. fettle v. + -er1.]
One who ‘fettles’; spec. in various trades.
1871Daily News 18 Aug., The cloth finishers, dressers, fettlers, and willeyers, are taking steps to obtain a general advance. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 87 Railway labourer, navvy,..fettler. 1883Almondbury & Huddersf. Gloss., Fettler, one who cleans up; especially one whose business it is to clean machinery, engines, &c. 1884Cheshire Gloss., Fettler, one who sharpens the knives of the fustian cutters. 1892Labour Commission Gloss., Fettler, the person who cleans out the fudd and dirt that accumulates in the cards of the scribbler and condenser. 1900H. Lawson On Track 44 The inspector hurried to his horse, and cantered off along the line in the direction of the fettlers' camp. 1962Marshall & Drysdale Journey among Men 188 Twenty miles along the line we met four fettlers on a motor-driven trolley. 1964People (Austral.) 16 Dec. 45/4 Nowadays, I am a railway fettler. |