| 单词 | road monkey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad monkey road monkey n. North American colloquial now historical a person who repairs logging roads. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > transport of logs > one who maintains logging roads swamper1851 road monkey1885 1885 Muskegon (Mich.) Chron. 24 Feb. 3/3 The ‘brush monkeys’ make a road to the logs, and the skidders roll the logs upon skids ready for hauling... The ‘road monkey’ is a curious individual whose business it is to keep the road in good condition for travel. 1901 Munsey's Mag. June 390/1 Finally, the ‘road monkeys’, with shovels, remove the last appearance of a drift. 2003 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y) (Nexis) 14 Feb. (Weekend section) 20 The wagon sprayed water on the roads in cold weather and the road monkey had to level the uneven spots on the road. < as lemmas |
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