α. 1600s tydesman, 1700s–1900s tidesman.
β. see tide n. and man n.1
单词 | tidesman |
释义 | tidesmann.α. 1600s tydesman, 1700s–1900s tidesman. β. see tide n. and man n.1 ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > shipping dues > [noun] > collector of waiter1473 custom house waiter1649 tidesman1667 tide-supervisor1684 tide-waiter1700 tide-surveyor1725 shark1785 custom house official1831 customs official1858 1667 London Gaz. No. 194/4 Discovered by some of the Customehouse Tydes-men upon the Watch. 1773 Earl Carlisle in Selwyn & Contemp. (1844) III. 46 Thank Charles for the Tideman's place. 1809 R. Langford Introd. Trade 135 Tides men or tide waiters, officers appointed to inspect the loading and unloading ships to prevent contraband transactions. 2. a. One whose work depends on the tide. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > on the shore shoreman1690 water boy1722 Jack in the water1826 beach-man1867 tidesman1882 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Tides-man, one who is employed only during certain states of the tide. 1894 C. Welch Tower Bridge 51 Twenty-one tidemen working at the ram. b. (See quot. 1921.) ΚΠ 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) § 749 Tidesman, tide waiter, at each full tide, tows or warps vessels in and out of small slate shipping harbour or dock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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