“strokesman”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

strokesman

释义

strokesman|ˈstrəʊksmən|
[f. genit. of stroke n. + man n.¹]
†1. A rubber or masseur. Obs. rare^—1.
1712Steele Spect. No. 332 ⁋ 3 Though he would not willingly detract from the Merit of that extraordinary Strokes-Man Mr. Sprightly.
2. One who pulls the stroke-oar in a boat.
1769Falconer Dict. Marine (1780), Strokesman, the person who rows the hindmost oar in a boat, and gives the stroke, which the rest are to follow.1805Naval Chron. XIV. 280 A shot carried away the hand of the Strokesman.1850H. Melville White Jacket I. xvii. 115 ‘Let him drown!’ cried the strokesman; ‘he's spoiled my watch below for me.’1868Field 4 July 14/3 The steady stroke rowed by Gulston, their strokesman, was deserving of all praise.

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