| 单词 | boathouse steps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboathouse steps General attributive, as boathouse door, boathouse keeper, boathouse steps, etc. ΚΠ 1752 Act 25 Geo. II c. 28 An Act for repairing the Post Road from the City of Edinburgh, through the Counties of Linlithgow and Sterling, from the Boathouse Ford, on Almond Water, and from thence to the Town of Linlithgow. 1778 Gentleman's & London Mag. June 364/1 His majesty..viewed the Reservoir, and the works in the boat-house channel. 1844 New-Hampsh. Statesman 25 Oct. The boat-house keeper and son about daylight attempted to swim across the creek. 1874 W. Collins Frozen Deep in Temple Bar Oct. 302 Our friend who never grumbles is surprised by the sudden appearance of a sailor at the boathouse door. 1885 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly July 119/2 Calla paused on the boathouse-steps waiting while Max bade the boatmen call. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. II. iii. xix. 230 And next to him the boathouse-keeper who had rented him the boat. 1996 Independent Rowing News Oct. 5/2 Hundreds of athletes who rowed in secondary school show up each fall at the boathouse doors of colleges and universities excited about rowing. 2001 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 31 Dec. 2 Queensferry and District Pipe Band will lead participants on a parade down the High Street in the town before they head to the boathouse steps into the water. < as lemmas |
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