单词 | frogwoman |
释义 | frogwomann.ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of specific animals frogwoman1823 tup-seller1831 1823 P. Neill Jrnl. Hort. Tour 275 As the oyster-woman dexterously opens the shells with her gulley, the frog-woman shews no less adroitness, though more barbarity, in the exercise of her scissors. 1857 F. T. Buckland Curiosities Nat. Hist. i. 19 They [sc. the frogs] became an easy prey, destined for to-morrow's market, and the tender mercies of the fish or rather frog woman. 2. A female frogman (frogman n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > one who diver1511 urinator1648 skin-diver1892 frogman1945 free-diver1951 aqualunger1952 goggle-diver1953 frogwoman1963 scuba-diver1963 snorkeller1963 saturation diver1966 1963 Daily Tel. 22 July 11/8 Teams of frogmen and frogwomen from all parts of Britain searched the sea and two lakes yesterday for a trail of clues leading to three sunken ‘treasure’ chests. 1987 Herald (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 5 Teams of daring frogmen (and frogwomen) launch underwater raids on Herring Island. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 2 Aug. 10 (caption) Huang Hui-fen, 21, the first frogwoman in Taiwan's navy, balances on an attack raft during coastal assault exercises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823 |
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