pieman
/ (ˈpaɪmən) /
nounplural -men
British obsolete a seller of pies
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How to use pieman in a sentence
I shall feel myself a pieman's chuckpenny as long as I'm unproductive, now I 've come back and have to own to a home,' he said.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithI had noticed a famous pieman, and thought I could do it better myself.
A History of the Cries of London | Charles Hindleypieman and ballad-monger did their usual roaring trade amidst the dense throng.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur GriffithsOn these marine stations (as at pieman's River on the west coast), their huts were constructed with more care.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestDo our readers recollect a Pantomime some years ago, in which he was introduced begging a tart from a pieman?
A History of Pantomime | R. J. Broadbent
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