Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
topman , 2. - noun A chief or head cattle-drover; a foreman or bailiff.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The chief drover of those who drive a herd of cattle.
- noun The uppermost sawyer in a saw pit; a topman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The chief
drover of those who drive aherd ofcattle . - noun The
uppermost sawyer in asawpit ; atopman .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr Anderson was in the middle of a deep discussion, when his topsman knocked at the door.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders William M'Combie
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There he is fixed; and the topsman, who is generally an adept at the business, dresses the foot.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders William M'Combie
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His was the good fortune to witness Sheppard's encounter with the topsman, and to shrive the battered soul of Jonathan Wild.
A Book of Scoundrels 1896
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His was the good fortune to witness Sheppard's encounter with the topsman, and to shrive the battered soul of Jonathan
A Book of Scoundrels Charles Whibley 1894
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I shall never come to the scragging-post, unless you turn topsman, Dick
Rookwood William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
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Emeritus, very ancient Annandale cattle dealer, to topsman of an accidental cattle-drove on the highway (as reported by himself to
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"Well, then," returned the ruffian, "to put you out o 'suspense, as the topsman remarked to poor Tom Sheppard, afore he turned him off, I'm come to make you an honourable proposal o' marriage.
Jack Sheppard A Romance William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
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