packman
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packmen
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The total effect was that of "some weird pedlar or packman."
From Time Magazine Archive
He learned much from the packman and voyageur that was destined to be of great value to him in his career on the western frontier, among the outposts of civilization.
From The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Walter R. Nursey
"And you're not a packman, only a little boy," she said, angrily; "how can you tell such stories?"
From Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
I'm witty at the expense of this poor packman; but, seriously, Katherine Kennedy must carry off her lover.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various
One may imagine the delight of a lonely town-end, when Willie the packman and the piper made his appearance, with his stories, and jokes, and ballads, his songs, and reels, and “wanton wiles.”
From Spare Hours by John Brown
He was making a journey across country, and with him were a few natives, guides and packmen.
From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by James Milne
I was induced to this by the success of several who had left our neighbourhood, done well after a few years' travel as packmen, and were then settled in various towns, and prosperous.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
Most small packmen were then, in some measure, what Wilson says they were generally esteemed to be—peddling pilferers, and insignificant swindlers.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
Abe and Saunders would conduct this expedition, while Kars and Bill traveled via Fort Mowbray, with Peigan Charley, and an outfit of packs and packmen such as it was their habit to journey with.
From The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon by Ridgwell Cullum
Norman Hylton had not followed the packmen beyond the gate.
From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by W. (William) Rainey
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