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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No saint or philosopher ever betrayed a greater fortitude than these poor and simple workfolk.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon
To take an instance: There are clothes and shows and so forth, with which I must provide my workfolk.
From The Economist by Dakyns, Henry Graham
Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
From Eve's Ransom by Gissing, George
"We workfolk shall have some lordly- junketing to-night." said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction.
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas
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 Hardy, Thomas
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