dalesman

American  

[deylz-muhn] / ˈdeɪlz mən /

noun

plural

dalesmen

1. a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.

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dalesman British  

/ ˈdeɪlzmən /

noun

1. a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England

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Etymology

Origin of dalesman

First recorded in 1760–70; dale + 's ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Indeed, the young dalesman was civil, and no more.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

When I was young we wouldn't have thought so much of two thousand, but every dalesman then knew what good shearing was.

From The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

"From Carlisle, eh?" said one of the latter, eyeing Reuben from where he sat and speaking with an accent which the little dalesman knew to be "foreign to these parts."

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir

The young dalesman looked long into it: his breast heaved with emotion, and for the first time in his manhood big tears stood in his eyes.

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir

As the young dalesman was leaving the cottage that morning, he encountered in the porch the subject of the conversation, who was entering in.

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir