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- noun Plural form of
cornerman .
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Examples
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The most experienced "axe-man" are placed on the buildings as "cornermen;" the rest of the company are on the ground to carry the logs and run them up. [
The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography George D. Wolf
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That's one reason most fighters bring their cornermen through the weight-cutting process with them.
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Silva was reportedly so pissed off that the fight ended so unsatisfyingly, he went back into the locker room and sparred for two rounds with his cornermen (sucks to be them).
Archive 2009-04-12 Tyler 2009
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They were there simply in order to feast off my energy, like the promoter, manager, and cornermen of a boxer who is too old to be in the ring.
The 7 Glenn Beck 2011
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Silva was reportedly so pissed off that the fight ended so unsatisfyingly, he went back into the locker room and sparred for two rounds with his cornermen (sucks to be them).
UFC 97 - Redemption Tyler 2009
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They were there simply in order to feast off my energy, like the promoter, manager, and cornermen of a boxer who is too old to be in the ring.
The 7 Glenn Beck 2011
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Lionel Kane sat on his stool, glowering at Jake while his cornermen waved smelling salts under his nose.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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Lionel Kane sat on his stool, glowering at Jake while his cornermen waved smelling salts under his nose.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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Lionel Kane sat on his stool, glowering at Jake while his cornermen waved smelling salts under his nose.
Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010
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She has the best cornermen in the Democratic party.
Video Postcript: Hillary Pats Obama On The Head, Says, "Yes, Dear" 2009
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