单词 | whitehaller |
释义 | Whitehallern. U.S. Now historical. A person who uses a Whitehall boat, either professionally or recreationally. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > sailor on other types of craft brigantiner1555 gondolier1603 collier1716 Greenlandman?1785 junkman1795 surfman1816 Whitehaller1824 gig1833 yawler1833 coracler1834 keel-boatman1839 square-rigger1855 surf boatman1856 skiffman1868 flatman1883 yawlsman1885 packet rat1887 hookerman1894 scooterist1919 launchman1924 sampan-wallah1932 tanker man1932 hydrocyclist- 1824 National Advocate (N.Y.) 12 Mar. A very smart boat race took place, between a party from Staten Island, with their skiff, and the Whitehallers. 1828 J. F. Cooper Notions Amer. I. 40 A class of watermen, that are renowned in this country, under the name of Whitehallers. 1835 C. J. Latrobe Rambler in N. Amer. I. iii. 25 The light skilfully-managed wherry of the Whitehaller. 1905 S. Crowther in S. Crowther & A. Ruhl Rowing & Track Athletics i. i. 5 Staten Island had the Richmond, but the Whitehallers were too fast, and won by about two lengths. 2001 R. Kolin Building Catherine i. 5/1 In newspapers of the time, the American rowers were called ‘Whitehallers’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1824 |
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