Cragsmen

Cragsmen
Cragsman Crags"man (kr[a^]gz"man), n.; pl. {Cragsmen} (-men). One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves. [1913 Webster]

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  • cragsmen — crags·man || krægzmÉ™n n. rock climber …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Cragsman — Crags man (kr[a^]gz man), n.; pl. {Cragsmen} ( men). One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cragsman — /kragz meuhn/, n., pl. cragsmen. a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags. [1810 20; CRAG1 + S3 + MAN1] * * * …   Universalium

  • cragsman — noun (plural cragsmen) a skilled rock climber …   English new terms dictionary

  • cragsman — /ˈkrægzmən/ (say kragzmuhn) noun (plural cragsmen) a man accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags. {combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; crag s (genitive case) + man} …  

  • cragsman — [kragz′mən] n. pl. cragsmen [kragz′mən] an expert climber of crags …   English World dictionary

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