bargeman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From barge + -man.
Meanings
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A member of the crew of a barge.
Though Hambleden's parish register records the death, in 1753, of a bargeman 'Kill'd by accident, shooting ye lock', the turbulent waters of Mill End weir on the River Thames, about a mile from the village, still attract canoeists.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, photo caption:Laurie still has Sam's work log from 1919–1934, a fifty-page volume documenting Sam's day-to-day experiences and serves well to show the kind of working conditions an Ouse bargeman endured in the 1920s.
2017, David Lewis, River Ouse Bargeman: A Lifetime on the Yorkshire Ouse, page 38:
- A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge.
- (slang) A large white grub that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bargemen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
he אַרְבַּאי (member of the crew of a barge) · fi proomumies (member of the crew of a barge) · it barcaiolo (member of the crew of a barge)