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单词 tidesman
释义

tidesmann.

/ˈtʌɪdzmən/
Forms:

α. 1600s tydesman, 1700s–1900s tidesman.

β. see tide n. and man n.1

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tide n., man n.1
Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of tide n. + man n.1 In β. forms < tide n. + man n.1With sense 1 compare tide-waiter n. 1.
1. = tide-waiter n. 1. Obsolete.
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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