| 单词 | peg-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeg-man peg-man n. †(a) a soldier or other person whose job is to put up tents (obsolete); (b) Shoemaking a workman who makes pegged boots or shoes (now historical). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > shaping > one who peg-man1853 laster1857 1853 Times 2 June 7/2 Before arriving in camp the men will be told off for their several functions as ‘pole men’, ‘peg men’, and ‘unpackers of tents’, two men being allotted for each of these duties. 1897 S. Webb & B. Webb Industr. Democracy I. 418 ‘Lasters’..(in hand-sewn work these are known as ‘makers’, in ‘pegged work’..they are called ‘pegmen’ or ‘rivetters’). < as lemmas |
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