fenman
Americannoun
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fenmen
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Origin of fenman
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His Welsh sounding name bears witness to his being a fenman of British ancestry.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
At the first bout they strove with steel, and were ill-matched at that, for the heavy strength of the fenman was futile against the lithe speed of the hunter.
From The Path of the King by Buchan, John
It is a poor bait, say these frogs of fenmen, that will not take two pike running.
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles
Why did he not push on at once against the one rebellion left alight,—that of Hereward and his fenmen?
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles
They are fine, sturdy, prosperous village communities, that mind their own business, and take their pleasure in religion and in song, like their forefathers the fenmen, Girvii, who sang their three-part catches with rude harmony.
From At Large by Benson, Arthur Christopher
The armoury of the abbey was well supplied, and swords and axes were distributed among the worst armed of the fenmen.
From The Dragon and the Raven by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Fierce as they were, these fenmen read in the Wesleys a will to match their own and beat it; a scorn, too, which cowed, but at the same time turned them sullen.
From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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