单词 | fence-rider |
释义 | > as lemmasˈfence-ˌrider ˈfence-ˌrider n. U.S. (see quot. 1920); also figurative = fence-man n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > management of pasture > [noun] > worker with fences fence-viewer1661 fence-rider1834 fencer1881 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [noun] > refraining from action or decision > person unresolved1609 suspender1625 fence-man1828 fence-rider1834 fence-sitter1905 1834 ‘J. Downing’ Life A. Jackson 91 The fence riders now took courage and jumpt clean off. 1909 R. A. Wason Happy Hawkins 207 I met the foreman o' the E.Z. outfit ridin' into town to see if he couldn't pick up a fence-rider. 1920 J. M. Hunter Trail Drivers of Texas I. 298 The fence rider, also called the ‘line rider’, is employed to ride fences and repair them. < as lemmas |
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