leadsman
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English ledes-man (“a military commander”, “a general”); equivalent to leads (the genitive form of lead: “a leading”, “a directing”, “a guiding”) + man.
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editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lēdzʹmən, IPA(key): /ˈliːdz.mən/
Noun
editleadsman (plural leadsmen)
References
edit- “†Leadsman¹” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1908]
†Leadsman¹. Obs. [f. leads, genitive of Lead sb.² + Man.] A guide, = Lodesman. [¶] c 1510 Gest R. Hode vii. 369 in Child Ballads (1888) III. 74/1, I wyll be your ledës-man, And lede you the way. 1598 Barret Theor. Warres 29 They find their leadsman before them in their due distance. - “†leadsman¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
Etymology 2
editFrom (genitive form of) lead (“heavy metal; Pb”) + man.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editleadsman (plural leadsmen)
- (nautical) A sailor who takes soundings with a lead, measuring the depth of water.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 205:
- In the same moment the leadsman hove the lead, and, finding it directly take the ground, he, in his fright, called out, ‘There's only three fathom.’
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 205:
Translations
editSeaman taking soundings with a hand lead
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See also
editReferences
edit- “Leadsman²” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1908]
Leadsman² (le·dzmăn). [f. gen. of Lead sb.¹ + Man.] The man who ‘heaves’ the lead in taking soundings. [¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1867, 1875, 1891] - “leadsman²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
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