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icemen

  • plural
    of iceman.
    iceman
    noun
    a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.

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At the turn of the 20th century, Hudson River ice-harvesting was a vibrant industry and scores of icemen sold big blocks of ice, packed in sawdust and hay, from horse-drawn wagons.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2012

“The icemen would deliver this large solid chunk of ice and you’d then use an ice pick to stab the thing and get some ice off,” Professor Hulser said.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2012

By the end of 1935, other icemen put Suhr at the head of newly organized National Ice Advertising, Inc., to see what could be done to rehabilitate the industry.

From Time Magazine Archive

They had kept in shape as farmhands, icemen, truck drivers and lifeguards.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And then the icemen come with their wagons, get the ice and bring it to us," finished Mab.

From Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger Garis

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