raftsman
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Origin of raftsman
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Why, I met a man out in 'Frisco last month whom I knew, two years ago, as a raftsman on this very river at twenty a month and found.
From Raftmates A Story of the Great River by Munroe, Kirk
Both of the men were inexperienced, one being a raftsman who came down the river, and the other a man from Vicksburg.
From Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches by Roosevelt, Theodore
In a few moments the giant raftsman stood before him.
From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah
He might have been a sailor, or a scowman, or a hibernating raftsman.
From The Lady of the Ice A Novel by De Mille, James
"Because I might be able to regulate my conduct by yours," replied the raftsman.
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil
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