topsawyer
topsawyer noun: a sawyer holding the upper handle of a pit saw and standing in the upper position above the saw pit.
Noun
topsawyer (plural topsawyers)
- A sawyer holding the upper handle of a pit saw and standing in the upper position above the saw pit.
- Well; she has married a topsawyer — I believe the ablest of them all, and probably the most unprincipled [...]1880, Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, “LXIII.”, in Endymion, page 281
- A highly skilled, prominent, or commanding leader.
- A fine colt. If Trevisco which won the Foal Stakes does not turn out a topsawyer I shall be greatly surprised [...]1896, Lexington, Ky., Record Pub. Co, The Thoroughbred Record, Vol. 88, No. 1, page 124
- What wonder, that Joe's judicious eye noted the good "points" in the sturdy little "Jack-in-the Water's" build and disposition, and that he befriended the boatman's orphan, patting his head as he warmed his chilled hands by the tap-room fire, where he dried his always damp and scanty clothing, and...1906, Miles, Henry Downes, Pugilistica: the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; full reports of their battles from contemporary newspapers, with authentic...
- Synonyms:
- top dog
Examples of topsawyer in a sentence
- Jemmy, and well see if you won't be a topsawyer among 'em yet"?1906, Miles, Henry Downes, Pugilistica: the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; full reports of...
- [...] nor had topsawyer's rocks by the stream Oconee exaggerated themselse [...]1939, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, page 3:
Synonyms of topsawyer
Forms of topsawyer
| plural | topsawyers |
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Origin of topsawyer
Blend of top + sawyer.
Questions about topsawyer
- What does topsawyer mean?
- Topsawyer means a sawyer holding the upper handle of a pit saw and standing in the upper position above the saw pit.
- How do you use topsawyer in a sentence?
- Jemmy, and well see if you won't be a topsawyer among 'em yet"?
- What part of speech is topsawyer?
- Topsawyer is a noun.
- What is the plural of topsawyer?
- The plural of topsawyer is topsawyers.
Words near topsawyer in the dictionary
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