gasman
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gasmen
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Gaining admission to the apartment in the morning, in the role of gasman, the detective found Wyckoff still there.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mosser's find is one of the biggest in a widespread treasure hunt that is turning many an oilman into a gasman.
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The unfortunate gasman, a very steady fellow, got a fall off a ladder and sprained his leg.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens
Ditto George, the gasman, steadiest and most reliable man I ever employed.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens
The excitement was intensified by the tuning of instruments in the orchestra, by certain preliminary experiments of a too anxious gasman, and most of all by a delay in beginning.
From Leonora by Arnold Bennett
One reason that oil-and gasmen are intrigued with the Eastern Overthrust Belt is its proximity to the energy-starved Northeast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rather than accept a money-losing, Government-fixed price, gasmen may refuse to export their gas out of the state, said Thompson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week's convention of the American Gas Association at Atlantic City, brought forth new gifts which gasmen have learned to wring from their favorite commodity, or which are under way.
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The category of each well had to be determined by federal and state inspectors, and there were long delays as gasmen waited to find out what prices they could charge.
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Turncocks and gasmen are also frequently brought to all fires.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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