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lobsterman

[ lob-ster-muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural lob·ster·men.

See -man.

First recorded in 1880–85; lobster + -man

A modern-day King Lear story finds the three daughters of a powerful lobsterman vying for his affection.

"It's a good thing you came along," said Daddy Bunker, as he thanked the lobsterman.

The mournful wail of a horn in the fog now and then announced the location of some lobsterman.

Once a lobsterman lost his watch, chain and all; for a day or two he was asking everybody he met if they'd seen it.

Then a lobsterman has to rebait his traps, and as he does that with rotten fish, it's not a sweet job.

A sunburned lobsterman in rubber boots and a sou'wester was smoking on the wharf.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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