steelman

[ steel-muhn ]

noun,plural steel·men.

Origin of steelman

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Maybe, in a world that seems to be drowning in photos, steelman is mounting some quiet resistance to so much easy vision.
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Smith screwed his face and squeezed a pimple on his throat; steelman absently counted the flies on the wall.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
Presently steelman, with a yawning sigh, lay back on the pillow with his hands clasped under his head.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
While Smith was gone, steelman paced the room with a strange, worried, haunted expression.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson
steelman rose, took up the pile of ten sovereigns, and placed it neatly on top of the rest.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson

But steelman gave him to understand (as between themselves) that he wasn't taking on any pupils just then.
Over the Sliprails | Henry Lawson

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