Thatchers definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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All the men and boys of the neighborhood were helping; the labor was carefully divided; some were bringing in great bundles of the palm leaves; others pitched these up to the thatchers, who were skilfully fitting them under and over the poles of the roof framework and then beating them firmly home.

—In Indian Mexico (1908)

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But do sieve makers, besom creators and thatchers feature in that? — Epolitix News
Four thatchers then spent months replacing the reed, which has all come from Norfolk and Suffolk. — EDP24 News
Stonemason Terry Regan has now completed his work - it goes without saying that he is a craftsman of the old school - and the thatchers have also finished their task. — This Is Guernsey
They also seek employment as roof-thatchers, in which capacity they are enabled to ascertain which houses contain articles worth stealing. — The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
All the men and boys of the neighborhood were helping; the labor was carefully divided; some were bringing in great bundles of the palm leaves; others pitched these up to the thatchers, who were skilfully fitting them under and over the poles of the roof framework and then beating them firmly home. — In Indian Mexico (1908)