fugleman
noun
(formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
fuglemen
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pluralof fugleman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Signals from furious principals roused the fuglemen, and he was howled down, and stood back ashamed of the impulse which had moved him and little less astonished than those about him.
From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John
O’Connell, with the aid of his priestly fuglemen, formed a great Catholic association to overawe the government.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
When the wedded pairs passed out of the church, there was great cheering, in which Mr. Terry and Mr. Bigglethorpe seemed to be rival fuglemen.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
Since the foregoing was prepared for the press, Mr. Fillmore's letter of acceptance has come to hand, greatly to the annoyance of the Democratic and anti-American fuglemen and politicians.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by Brownlow, William Gannaway
These three fuglemen strokes did much to elevate the standard of sliding among amateurs; it was chiefly through their examples, crowned with success, that the earlier samples of sliding oarsmanship became better realised.
From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.
