Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A peasant; a hind.
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Examples
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His exercises were manly; for he rid the great horse very well; and on the little saddle he was not only adroit, but a laborious hunter or field-man: and they were wont to say of him, that he fail'd not to do any of his exercises artificially, but not very gracefully; like some well-proportion'd faces, which yet want a pleasant air of countenance.
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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Peter discovered that there was a woman in him, as many a field-man has discovered.
Red Fleece Will Levington Comfort 1905
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A field-man is a personality afield; a field-woman is a portion of the field; she has somehow lost her own margin, imbibed the essence of her surrounding, and assimilated herself with it.
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A field-man is a personality afield; a field-woman is a portion of the field; she had somehow lost her own margin, imbibed the essence of her surrounding, and assimilated herself with it.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thomas Hardy 1884
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field-man: I firmly believe Obama will be hands-down the least liked
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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field-man: I firmly believe Obama will be hands-down the least liked
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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"These are ideal days for the insurance field-man.
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