fathomern.

/ˈfaðəmə/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s fadomer, 1600s feathomer.

Etymology: < fathom v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who fathoms: in the senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun] > one who understands

understandantc1400

understanderc1430

conceiver1584

comprehender1616

apprehendera1631

fathomer1791

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Scandagliatore..a fadomer of the sea.

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale ix. 25 Time, the feathomer of wittes and spoile.

1660 J. Howell Lex. Tetraglotton Dict. A Fadomer, toiseur.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 726 Fathomer of my conceal'd designs.

2. An instrument for ascertaining the depth of the sea (see quot. 1823).

ΚΠ

1823 Mechanic's Mag. No. 4. 59 The object of the Fathomer is to obtain soundings without heaving-to.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	fathomer
释义	fathomern. /ˈfaðəmə/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s fadomer, 1600s feathomer. Etymology: < fathom v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who fathoms: in the senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun] > one who understands understandantc1400 understanderc1430 conceiver1584 comprehender1616 apprehendera1631 fathomer1791 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Scandagliatore..a fadomer of the sea. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale ix. 25 Time, the feathomer of wittes and spoile. 1660 J. Howell Lex. Tetraglotton Dict. A Fadomer, toiseur. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 726 Fathomer of my conceal'd designs. 2. An instrument for ascertaining the depth of the sea (see quot. 1823). ΚΠ 1823 Mechanic's Mag. No. 4. 59 The object of the Fathomer is to obtain soundings without heaving-to. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1598
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