yardman
1[ yahrd-muhn ]
Origin of yardman
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yardman2
[ yahrd-muhn ]
Origin of yardman
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How to use yardman in a sentence
Train-handlers and yardmen employed on railroads are very liable to these "frog-accidents."
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherTheir action threw out of employment six thousand brickmakers, helpers, yardmen, and teamsters.
30,000 Locked Out. | James C. BeeksYou've discharged several yardmen, and I want to tell you that a lot of the roughest of them are laying for you.
Stories of the Railroad | John A. HillTheoretically yardmen, section men, tower men and all others should be always prepared for extra trains.
Letters from an Old Railway Official | Charles DeLano HineOnly a few yardmen were there to salute the colonel as he stepped from the ambulance.
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