单词 | cowman-gardener |
释义 | > as lemmascowman-gardener cowman-gardener n. New Zealand (now chiefly historical) a man employed to milk the cows and undertake other domestic chores, such as looking after the vegetable garden, on a station or farm; = sense 2a. ΚΠ 1908 Otago Daily Times (N.Z.) 1 June 1/4 (advt.) Two Second Cooks, Station Cowman-Gardener, Smart Lads (for farms), Lad (country store; urgent). 1956 J. Dare Rouseabout Jane 28 The vegetable garden..was looked after by a cowman-gardener. 1965 J. Watson Stand in Rain 139 The only suitable job was a cowman-gardener on a station. 2017 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland) (Nexis) 3 Dec. 20 It was built as lodgings for a ‘cowman gardener’, a once common vocation for rural Jacks-of-all-trades. < as lemmas |
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