单词 | stick dresser |
释义 | > as lemmasstick dresser stick dresser n. British a person who makes walking sticks or (now usually) shepherd's crooks. ΚΠ 1818 Poll Bk. City & Liberty Westminster 110/3 Haynes, Thomas. 6, Round court. Stick dresser. 1890 Daily News 22 Oct. 7/7 A stick-dresser was committed for trial on a charge of wounding [etc.]. 1977 Summit Autumn (Austin Reed Mag.) 6/2 Any stick-dresser who can't make a Plain, but only dresses Fancies, isn't really considered a proper craftsman. 2000 Daily Tel. 6 Apr. 16/8 These stick dressers boil the horns for four hours before they make them into a shepherd's crook or whatever it may be. < as lemmas |
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