reddleman
Americannoun
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"You are the reddleman I saw on the hill this morning—why, you are the man who——" "Please read the letter."
From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas
You think too much of my influence over menfolk indeed, reddleman.
From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas
Venn, the reddleman, in the Mephistophelian garb of his profession, is the incarnation of a good spirit, and wins the guineas from the clutch of the spendthrift husband.
From The Bibliotaph and Other People by Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry)
You think too much of my influence over men-folk indeed, reddleman.
From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas
He conducted the reddleman into the large room where the dancing had taken place the previous Christmas, and they sat down in the settle together.
From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas
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