dalesman
noun
a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.
dalesmen
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pluralof dalesman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the days of Gustavus I the dalesmen demanded that all those who wore low-cut or many-coloured dresses should be punished.
From The Red Room by August Strindberg
The dalesmen were proud of their freehold property and were now casting their eyes upon the moorland pastures above.
From Tales of the Ridings by C. Vaughan
When Ulfar considers how savagely primitive these dalesmen are in their passions, he will understand that discretion is the nobler part of valour.
From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
There are a good many dalesmen in my company, and none of us enjoy anything more than a fair throw or an in-lock.”
From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
This fall is still talked of at the firesides of the dalesmen of the north—cottars, farmers, and "statesmen"—as one of the most wonderful and dazzling achievements ever witnessed in the wrestling ring.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin
