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单词 locksman
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Definition of locksman in English:

locksman

noun ˈlɒksmən
Scottish historical
  • A public executioner; = lockman.

noun ˈlɒksmən
  • A person employed to attend and maintain a lock on a canal or river.

noun ˈlɒksmən
Jamaican
  • A male Rastafarian who wears dreadlocks.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Fountainhall's Decisions. Apparently an alteration of lockman, after the genitive of lock
mid 19th century; earliest use found in New-Yorker. From the genitive of lock + man
1960s. From the plural of lock + man.

Definition of locksman in US English:

locksman

nounˈlɒksmən
Scottish historical
  • A public executioner; = lockman.

nounˈlɒksmən
  • A person employed to attend and maintain a lock on a canal or river.

nounˈlɒksmən
Jamaican
  • A male Rastafarian who wears dreadlocks.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Fountainhall's Decisions. Apparently an alteration of lockman, after the genitive of lock<br>mid 19th century; earliest use found in New-Yorker. From the genitive of lock + man<br>1960s. From the plural of lock + man.

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