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English
Etymology 1
From 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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Pronunciation
Noun
leadsman (plural leadsmen)
- (obsolete) lodesman (a leader or guide)
References
- “†Leadsman¹” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
†Leadsman¹. Obs. 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
Etymology 2
From (genitive form of) lead (“heavy metal; Pb”) + man.
Pronunciation
Noun
leadsman (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.’
Translations
Seaman taking soundings with a hand lead
See also
References
- “Leadsman²” listed on page 145 of volume VI, part 1 (L, M) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Leadsman² (le·dzmăn). The man who ‘heaves’ the lead in taking soundings.
- “leadsman²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
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