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muffin man

British  

noun

  1. (formerly) an itinerant seller of muffins

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The muffin man in charge of this English muffin pop-up is Max Walsh.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

“French can wait until tomorrow. I merely had an epiphany of sorts, about something I have been wondering about for some months. Now, shall we sing that muffin man song as we walk?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

I'd turn milk or muffin man, and serve the street they lived in.

From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James

You've heard about the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man, You've heard about the muffin man who lives in Drury Lane?

From London Town by Crane, Thomas

If we endure the bell of the muffin man on Sunday and the song of the man who wants us to buy his blooming lavender, it is because both have the sanction of age.

From Our House And London out of Our Windows by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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