Manxman
Americannoun
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Manxmen
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Origin of Manxman
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Manxman Cavendish, 38, broke a collarbone in an innocuous-looking crash about 60km from the finish of stage eight from Libourne to Limoges.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2023
Mr Cavendish, the Manxman who jointly holds the record for most stage wins in the Tour de France, was recovering from broken ribs sustained in a cycling crash at the time of the incident.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
The Manxman is currently level with the legendary Eddy Merckx on 34 Tour stage wins.
From BBC ● May 28, 2023
The Manxman accordingly stays in the race until Paris, with two chances remaining to break Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of 34 Tour de France stage wins.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2021
That definition requires that the Manxman had no hand in naming Man.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Sir Hall Caine
U. S. Manxmen, headed by Manxman Daniel Teare, did not favor this proposal.
From Time Magazine Archive
The island is called Man, the people Manxmen, and their cats, which are without tails, Manx Cats.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cleveland Manxmen to the number of 600 attended, World Manxmen to the number of 400, and Manxmen direct from Man to the number of 26.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Manxmen had some purposes other than curiosity for journeying so far from home.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is nothing that more broadly indicates the Norse strain in the Manx character than the non-sanguine temperament of the Manxmen.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Sir Hall Caine
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