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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"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 Thomas Hardy
To take an instance: There are clothes and shows and so forth, with which I must provide my workfolk.
From The Economist by Henry Graham Dakyns
Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
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
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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