roofer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of roofer
Example Sentences
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Roofer McHugh has at various times boarded lions, camels, zebras, elephants, kangaroos, snakes, bears, horses, dogs.
From Time Magazine Archive
All this did not prevent them from working with a will—trot, trot, trot—when there was no Roofer on the stage and no elephants or ponies: yoop, on to the bikes and the fun began!
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
Roofer was sending out four new troupes, to Canada, Australia, India, Cape Colony: the Greater-England Girls.
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
And,—quickly!—the indefatigable Pa went back to Lily, made her begin a trick ten times, twenty times over, so great was his rage at the lost time, the elephants, the Hauptmanns, Roofer.
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
"Benny the Roofer" appeared in the prints in ridicule of Benjamin Franklin, who, it was said, was endeavouring to construct a roof over the entire United States.
From The United States of America, Part 1 by Sparks, Edwin Erle
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