单词 | wood-butcher |
释义 | > as lemmaswood-butcher wood-butcher n. U.S. slang an inexperienced carpenter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > carpenter > inexperienced or unskilled patch panel1593 wood-butcher1883 1883 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 27 May 4/3 What has he done to the New York Clipper's wood butcher that he should be thus caricatured? 1890 in Barrère & Leland Dict. Slang (at cited word) Counting carpenters and wood-butchers together, it is estimated that about 20,000 men make their living in London as carpenters and joiners. < as lemmas |
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