packman
Americannoun
plural
packmenEtymology
Origin of packman
Example Sentences
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The total effect was that of "some weird pedlar or packman."
From Time Magazine Archive
“You leave me count it,” suggested the little packman.
From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)
Sandy McNab, the packman, was found on the point of starting, with his two half-starved shelties, scarcely the size of ordinary donkeys, but with wonderful strength of limb and power of endurance.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.
L Beneath love's heavy weight my falt'ring soul Plods, like the packman, o'er life's dusty road.
From Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan by Wilson, Epiphanius
The messenger was not Simon Smith, the packman who periodically visited the neighborhood to sell his wares to the housewives thereabout, but a stranger.
From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams
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