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fenman

American  
[fen-muhn] / ˈfɛn mən /

noun

British.

plural

fenmen

  1. a dweller in the Fens of England.

Etymology

Origin of fenman

First recorded in 1600–10; fen 1 + -man

Example Sentences

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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

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

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