yeoman's service
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of yeoman's service
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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His body was indefatigable, doing him yeoman's service in this breathless chase of pleasures.
From Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Stevenson, Robert Louis
In the little band of workers which I had joined, I was soon called upon to perform yeoman's service.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
In honest truth, it will do me yeoman's service.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
That mournful search in which he had borne so active and intrepid a part had, he felt, rendered him yeoman’s service.
From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram
He did more than yeoman's service, no doubt, but we cannot believe that, without him, the castle would have been taken.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter
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