potman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
"There's no potman in Dorset with his head," she answered.
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
He hadn't been at it five minutes before a fiery, red-headed little potman had knocked him head over heels in the gutter and told him to go away.
From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank
"My lord, I heard 'em drinking, And found out that their lay Was to summon forth the potman Of the public o'er the way, Who through the open window The pewter did convey."
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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