单词 | turnpike-man |
释义 | > as lemmasturnpike-man turnpike-man n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > main or major road > turnpike or toll-road > barrier on > keeper of turnpike-keeper1738 turnpike-man1769 pike-keeper1836 pikeman1841 1769 Earl of March in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1843) II. 366 I wrote you a note with a pencil upon the road, which a turnpike-man promised to send to you. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 119 In a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xxxii He would rather have a row with three turnpike-men than presume to speak to a gentleman. < as lemmas |
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