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单词 leadsman
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leadsmann.1

Etymology: < leads, genitive of lead n.2 + man n.1
Obsolete.
A guide, = lodesman n.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > one who guides or leads
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leadera1300
lodesmanc1300
predecessora1325
guide1362
duistre1393
conduct1423
way-leaderc1450
guiderc1475
conductor1481
leadsmanc1510
janissary1565
Palinurus1567
forerunner1576
convoy1581
mercury1592
pilota1635
accompanier1753
runner1867
c1510 Gest R. Hode vii. 369 in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1888) III. v. 74/1 I wyll be your ledës-man, And lede you the way.
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres 29 They find their leadsman before them in their due distance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

leadsmann.2

/ˈlɛdzmən/
Etymology: < genitive of lead n.1 + man n.1
The man who ‘heaves’ the lead in taking soundings.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > sailors with other specific duties on ship
sounder1575
carpenter1626
marshal1626
mastman1649
master of voyage1771
tierer1825
legger1831
call boy1835
bellboy1851
paymaster1852
snubber1853
leadsman1857
lamps1866
berther1867
bailer1883
waistboater1891
tanky1909
planesman1945
1857 S. Osborn Quedah xxii. 308 The rippling music of my gun-boat's stem..and the low call of the leadsman, were the only signs of life.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Leadsman... In Calcutta the young gentlemen learning to be pilots are called leadsmen.
1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. v. 119 The foremast awning stanchion..forms a good support for the leadsman's breast-rope.
1891 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 278/2 Skilful pilots; each of whom brings his own leadsman on board.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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