bargee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Suddenly one bargee shook his fist: "It's that lazy bum Walker," the bargee said, "now he's back!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Julian only answered the threat by a bow, and the two walked off to the bargee, who, in despair and anger, was knotting together the cut pieces of his rope.
From Julian Home by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)
"I must give it to your baby—may I?" she said to the bargee.
From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
"Well, well!" exclaimed bargee, staring at the trio in open-mouthed astonishment.
From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Arthur, Frances Browne
They once heard him threaten to thrash a bargee for ill-treating a horse, and they were amazed when the man sulkily desisted; the threat was so gently and dispassionately uttered.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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