Also 8–9 tideman.
† 1. = TIDE-WAITER 1. Obs.
1667. Lond. Gaz., No. 194/4. Discovered by some of the Customehouse Tydes-men upon the Watch.
1773. Earl Carlisle, in Selvyn & Contemp. (1844), III. 46. Thank Charles for the Tideman’s place.
1809. R. Langford, Introd. Trade, 135. Tides men or tide waiters, officers appointed to inspect the loading and unloading ships to prevent contraband transactions.
2. One whose work depends on the tide.
1882. Ogilvie, Tides-man, one who is employed only during certain states of the tide.
1894. C. Welch, Tower Bridge, 51. Twenty-one tidemen working at the ram.
