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
"There's no potman in Dorset with his head," she answered.
From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden
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 Gissing, George
He wasn't going to bed like a potman; he was going to sit up like a poet and write.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
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