bedesman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"If ye gang, I'll gang too," said the bedesman.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
"Really, sir, I dinna feel myself called on to remember," replied the cautious bedesman.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
They take field after field, house after house; turn the farmer into the beggar, and the beggar into their bedesman.
From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh
Thy faithful bedesman, one in worldly matters No prudent judge, ventures today to offer His voice to thee.
From Boris Godunov: a drama in verse by Hayes, Alfred
This was John Bunce, bedesman from Hiram's Hospital,—and none perhaps there had known Mr. Harding better than he had known him.
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony
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