单词 | jobsmith |
释义 | jobsmithn. Now historical and rare. A smith who does miscellaneous jobs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > forger or smith > type of forger or smith jobsmith1828 tilter1829 oliverman?1881 1828 Sheffield Directory & Guide 159 Wheatman William, blacksmith and jobsmith. 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 156 The comprehensive designation of ‘jobsmith’ which he [sc. the blacksmith] mostly assumes. 1841 Times 8 Feb. 7/1 He is a job smith, and a leader of the Chartists in the town. 1984 D. Thompson Chartists ix. 199 Sheffield's Land Company membership..was made up of a large proportion of cutlery and other metal workers. Among them were a fender smith, a job smith, a metal smith..two blacksmiths and six who described themselves simply as ‘smiths’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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