dalesman

[ deylz-muhn ]

noun

, plural dales·men.

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

dalesman

/ ˈdeɪlzmən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dalesman¹

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

Example Sentences

Or, if dialect poetry must be concerned only with rustic life, was the Craven dalesman to have no voice in the matter?

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It is a country in which sheep are paramount; and every other Dalesman is engaged in that profession which is as old as Abel.

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It was in a very wrathful mood that on his way home he turned into the Dalesman's Daughter in Silverdale.

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A red-headed Dalesman snatched up a sword, but was felled by a blow from the fist of his neighbor.

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Ralph recalled some dim memory of the young dalesman asking about his father.

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