单词 | ferry house |
释义 | > as lemmasferry house ferry house n. the residence of a ferryman; (also) a building providing shelter to passengers awaiting transport by ferry. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > official residence > [noun] > of people in specific employment almonry1440 ferry house1595 prefecture1802 station house1805 pilothouse1812 lodging1826 schoolhouse1842 wardenry1859 adviserate1938 1595 G. Owen Descr. Mylford Havon in Descr. Penbrokeshire (Cymmrodorion Rec. Ser. No. 1) (1897) 551 Above King rode is the Ferry where the Comon passage is kepte right against the ferry house. 1662 W. Dugdale Hist. Imbanking & Draining Fens liv. 386/2 To make Ferryes and Ferrey houses where need is. 1750 J. Birket Jrnl. 3 Oct. in Voy. N. Amer. (1916) 31 So was Obliged to dine with an ill natured Scold at the ferry house who gave us Potatoes & Tatogue with an intolerable dirty Cloth. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. lx. 329 A ferryhouse stretches out like a sickle in the blue sea. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xxiii. 281 The little ferry that shunts back and forth between Bowness and the old ferry house on the opposite shore. < as lemmas |
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