| 单词 | pull-away boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspull-away boy pull-away boy n. now historical a member of a crew of oarsmen engaged to ply between a larger boat and the shore (cf. to pull away 2 at pull v. Phrasal verbs). ΚΠ a1829*Pull-away boys [see sense 1]. 1844 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 14 263 The state-canoe of King Eyamba with its crew of pull-away-boys. [Note] Pull-away-boys, the name given to natives who are usually engaged by the shipping in the river to paddle or row boats, and otherwise work for the vessels. 1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. App. i. 446 Turning with an appealing look to the trader, he points out the bareness of the royal pull-away boys. 1963 G. I. Jones Trading States of Oil Rivers vi. 74 An agent, and his European assistants, together with coopers, and other craftsmen and a number of African seamen and general labourers—‘pull away boys’, who were Kru tribesmen recruited on the Leeward coast. < as lemmas |
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