packman
Americannoun
plural
packmenEtymology
Origin of packman
Example Sentences
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And the pack-horses they purveyed to carry off the plunder--why, the packmen avoid Stratford ever since as though we had the Black Death!
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Davy plucked at his mother's skirts and reminded her that he was to be finally breeched when the packman came round, and he was not disappointed.
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The Somali undid his bundle precisely like a packman of olden times, showing off the wares he had for sale.
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The men of Surrey and the men of Kent, The men of Sussex and Northumberland, The shepherds of the downs, the Wealden forges, Fishermen, packmen, bargemen, masons, all The traffickers of England, made our bridge.
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By trade he was a packman, or a cheap Jack.
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