单词 | huer |
释义 | huern. Now local. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of deer huer1530 harbourer1651 deerstalker1830 roe-hunter1840 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 231/1 Hewar that fetteth the wyndelesse in huntyng, hveur. 1677 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 125 Hewers set round the Coverts to make a noise on every side. 2. Fishing. One who directs seine-fishing from high ground by the sea. Chiefly used in the Cornish pilchard fishery. Cf. balker n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > directing boats from shore huer1602 conder1603 conner1885 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 32v They..are directed in their worke, by a Balker or Huer, who standeth on the Cliffe side, and from thence, best discerneth the..course of the Pilcherd. 1603–4 Act 1 James I c. 23 §1 It shall..be lawfull..for euery such Watchmen, Balcors, Huors, Condors, Directors and Guidors..to enter..any Landes..and there to watch..and to Balke, Hue, Conde, Direct and Guide the Fisher~men which shall be vpon the said Sea and Sea Coasts. 1616 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) I. 135 Agreed with yong davies..to be our hewer there the next seazon..if God bless me wth a plentefull ffyshing he is to be further considered. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 333 Men..called huers, who, with brooms in their hands, gave signals where the nets were to be extended. 1864 B. Lloyd Ladies Polcarrow 7 Watching the movements of the ‘Huer’ who was signalling, with green branches in his hands, to the off shore fleet of boats. 1883 Times 18 May 7 Another relic..is..an ancient horn blown by the ‘huers’ when the pilchards were first sighted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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