| 单词 | farm bailiff |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfarm bailiff farm bailiff n. now chiefly historical a steward or an overseer of a farm; a person placed in charge of other workers, labourers, etc., on a farm. ΚΠ 1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 334 Hind, a farm-bailiff, or headman. 1789 T. Holcroft tr. King Frederick II Mem. Peace of Hubertsburg in tr. King Frederick II Posthumous Wks. VI. ii. 139 In the estates pertaining to the crown, the farm-bailiffs chose [school-]masters without discrimination. 1860 J. Donaldson Brit. Agric. xxvii. 796 Very much of the efficiency of a farm bailiff depends on having ready for action at the proper time the tools and utensils of business. 2011 Agric. Hist. Rev. 59 49 The farm bailiff, on realising the cattle were gone..called the coachman to help him look for the herd. < as lemmas |
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