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A "spotsman" is the agent who arranges for a run of goods, and directs the operation from the shore, without necessarily taking a part in it.
Poison Island Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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Cornelius -- as I dare say you have heard, doctor -- is the cleverest spotsman on this coast; but he was never yet known to risk
Corporal Sam and Other Stories Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"If I could find the spotsman, Ned Dore, I would beseech him to warn the cutter off," she said to herself; "it can never be done on a night like this."
The Ferryman of Brill and other stories William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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