Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- The men of a household or community collectively.
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Examples
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They ground their own corn; the men-folks shot ducks and pigeons and prairie chickens; the new breakings yielded the turnip - like rutabagas, which they ate raw and boiled and baked and raw again.
Main Street 2004
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Letty-Lou, yo'all ain't feedin 'dese men-folks ri'.
Ralestone Luck Andre Norton 1958
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"Get out wherever there is left some time to-day, if you will, Mr. Swift," went on Mr.. Nestor, as she turned away, "and Mr.. Anderson and I will see if we can fix up some new dishes for you men-folks."
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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The Douglass men-folks whooped the slaves but they was good masters outside of that.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Work Projects Administration
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It became perfectly evident that no family could live in San Francisco on such a salary as Uncle Sam allowed his most favored officials; so General Smith and Major Ogden concluded to send their families back to the United States, and afterward we men-folks could take to camp and live on our rations.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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We didn't expect you, and the men-folks is all in the lot.
The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams
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A good-looking girl in camp, with her men-folks all giving her the go-by -- and what could you expect?
The Furnace of Gold Philip Verrill Mighels
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Never before was the want of men-folks felt so little by a family of women-folks.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator Various
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You men-folks don 'know nothin' 'bout these young gals; 'n'
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Various
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Mother was with them day and night, and, when she could not go herself, used to send me to see if they wanted anything, for they had no men-folks.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator Various
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