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fathomer|ˈfæðəmə(r)|
Also 6–7 fadomer, 7 feathomer.
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
1. One who fathoms: in the senses of the vb.
1598Florio, Scandagliatore..a fadomer of the sea. 1616Lane Sqr.'s T. ix. 25 Time, the feathomer of wittes and spoile. 1660Howell Lex. Tetragl., A Fadomer, toiseur. 1790Cowper Iliad i. 726 Fathomer of my conceal'd designs.
2. An instrument for ascertaining the depth of the sea (see quot.).
1823Mechanic's Mag. No. 4. 59 The object of the Fathomer is to obtain soundings without heaving-to. |
