dalesman

American  

[deylz-muhn] / ˈdeɪlz mən /

noun

dalesmen plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dalesmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dalesman

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

Example Sentences

One dalesman, however, asserted that he passed Hawke not later than one in the afternoon by the church in the centre of the valley.

From A Romance of Wastdale by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

"Hush," whispered Reuben, as at that moment the door opened and a tall, ungainly young dalesman, with red hair and with a dogged expression of face, entered the inn.

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

The footfalls grew louder, a dalesman passed along the centre of the roadway, his steps died away up the hill.

From Lawrence Clavering by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

"What's the news there?" asked the other passenger, with an accent which the little dalesman was equally certain was not foreign to these parts.

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

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

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