dalesman
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"Well, gentlemen," he said, "what do you think of that for a dalesman?"
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
Her husband is a rough, blunt dalesman, of the good old type.'
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
The representatives of the Carlisle high constable were conscious that they had labored under serious disadvantages in their efforts to capture a dalesman in his own stronghold of the mountains.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
"And what is it?" says the little blink-eyed dalesman.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
Early next day, Monday, the young dalesman set about inquiries among the townspeople as to whether a man answering to the description which he gave of Sim had been seen to pass through the town.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
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 Strindberg, August
The song, once an indispensable item in the programme, may now and again be heard, lustily shouted by the dalesmen.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Scott, Daniel
When some of the dalesmen bowed to him his smile lacked warmth.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir
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 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
These factions embroiled the dalesmen until the 18th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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