单词 | row-man |
释义 | † row-mann. British. Obsolete. rare. A worker dependent upon relief from a parish, sent from one employer to another as work becomes available; = roundsman n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > itinerant labourer roundsman1795 rounder1817 roundman1827 row-man1840 mud-dauber1866 stiff1899 migratory worker1915 migrant worker1923 1840 C. Howard Farming at Ridgemont 152 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III In the winter season some labourers are unable to meet with employment, and are sent about as ‘row-men’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1840 |
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