workfolk
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of workfolk
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at work, folk
Example Sentences
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But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Long before daylight he awoke at the sound of bells, and hootings, and whistlings, which summoned the Dudley workfolk to their labour.
From Eve's Ransom by George Gissing
The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
From Eve's Ransom by George Gissing
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