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bushelman

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[boosh-uhl-muhn, -man] / ˈbʊʃ əl mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

  • bushelmen
    plural
  1. a person who alters or repairs garments; busheler.


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Etymology

Origin of bushelman

First recorded in 1840–50; bushel 2 + man

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You would say he had been brought up a bushelman in Essex Street.

From Options by Henry, O.

It might be well to be one so much in constant demand as a bushelman.

From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes

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