potman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The potman last week found in the pub cellar the sort of thing that used to occur on the nearby stage half a century ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Baron Snell, a onetime ploughboy, stable groom and potman who later became a Fabian Socialist and is chairman of the British Ethical Union led the Labor Opposition's attack.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Candy was, of course, worse than useless; Stephen the potman had more than his work set in looking after her.
From The Nether World by George Gissing
The potman, he informed me, would bring it out to him.
From Walking-Stick Papers by Robert Cortes Holliday
He was equally unsuccessful with the potman who was just unlocking the doors of the public-house by Horsell Bridge.
From The War of the Worlds by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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