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- noun Plural form of
dempster .
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Examples
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Alley is locked by iron gates. 7 dempsters sic in alley-take your pick.
The Guardian World News James Ridgeway 2011
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Well, cousin, this same Edward Christian was one of the dempsters at the time, and, naturally enough, was unwilling to concur in the sentence which adjudged his aîné to be shot like a dog.
Peveril of the Peak 1822
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-- Well, cousin, this same Edward Christian was one of the dempsters at the time, and, naturally enough, was unwilling to concur in the sentence which adjudged his/aîné/to be shot like a dog.
Peveril of the Peak Walter Scott 1801
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