Leadsmen vs Leadsman - What's the difference?
leadsmen | leadsman |
(obsolete) (l) (a (l) or (l))
??†Leadsman'''¹.?''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. * “ (nautical) A (l) who takes with a (l), measuring the depth of water.
??Leadsman ²?().?[f. gen. of Lead ''sb. ¹ + Man.]?The man who ‘heaves’ the lead in taking soundings.?[¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1867, 1875, 1891 * “
As nouns the difference between leadsmen and leadsman
is that leadsmen is while leadsman is (obsolete) (l) (a (l) or (l)) or leadsman can be (nautical) a (l) who takes with a (l), measuring the depth of water.leadsman
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) ; equivalent to leads (the genitive form of lead: “a leading”, “a directing”, “a guiding”) + man.Alternative forms
*Noun
(leadsmen)References
* “†Leadsman¹]” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of '' [1st ed., 1908]
??†Leadsman'''¹.?''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
leads (the genitive form of lead: “heavy base metal” = the (etyl) plumbum) + manNoun
(leadsmen)See also
* (l) * (l)References
* “Leadsman²]” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1908]
??Leadsman ²?().?[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