单词 | tub-oarsman |
释义 | > as lemmastub-oarsman tub-oarsman n. one who attends to the running of the line when in use ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > whaling and seal-hunting > whaling > whale-hunter > [noun] > helper tonguer1836 tub-oarsman1845 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. I. xi. 318 The common men have nothing to do but to ply their oars according to orders; except one, called the tub oarsman, who sits next to the tub containing the whale-line, and has to see that no entanglement takes place. < as lemmas |
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