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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Etymology

Origin of dalesman

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

Example Sentences

"Cannot that lass's father earn aught without keeping yon sulking waistrel about him?" asked the old dalesman one day.

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

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)

It is certain, also, that, in spite of much Anglo-Saxon admixture, the salt blood of the roving Viking is still in the Cumberland dalesman.

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

"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

Of a more reputable class here is Job Leathes, of Dale Head, a tall, gaunt dalesman, with pale gray eyes.

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