bailsman
[ beylz-muhn ]
/ ˈbeɪlz mən /
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noun, plural bails·men.
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
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Words nearby bailsman
bailiwick, Baillie, bailment, bailor, bailout, bailsman, bail up, Baily, Baily's beads, Bainbridge, báinín
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Speke had his bedding amidships, spread on reeds; the cook and bailsman sat facing him, and Bombay and one Belooch behind him.
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