tongman
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Of this daring feat no tongman seems to tire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amid the inscrutable intrigue of old-fashioned tongmen and newfangled business operators in San Francisco's Chinatown, tiny Dolly Gee, 64, was empress of finance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the divers usually work deeper than the tongmen and thus are not vying for the same oysters, the oldtimers feel threatened by the more efficient newcomers.
From Time Magazine Archive
His tongmen, there are some eight or ten involved in the plot, were greedy for more money.
From The Vanishing Houseboat by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
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