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- noun Plural form of
trailhand .
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Examples
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Across the barroom the two trailhands and the gambler had worked themselves into an argumentative pitch impossible in sober men.
Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000
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Across the barroom the two trailhands and the gambler had worked themselves into an argumentative pitch impossible in sober men.
Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000
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Why, I can't even get two old trailhands on kitchen-duty to follow my orders.
Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997
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While the cattle drank, the trailhands went upstream and sprawled facedown on the edge of the river to drink their fill.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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Knowing the night might be short and the following day long, most of the trailhands were stretched out on the ground, a “soogan”—quilt—cushioning its hardness.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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He walked with the trailhands to the fire for the habitual cup of coffee and avoided any contact with Lorna.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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Benteen was among the trailhands that carefully lifted Woolie to the ground.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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His gaze made a circle of the camp, but all the trailhands were on their side facing the other direction.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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After two days of wearing pants and riding astraddle, the trailhands became accustomed to the sight and Lorna stopped being an eye-popping oddity.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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Three of the trailhands had ridden into town with Benteen, and the others were out with the herd.
This Calder Range Janet Dailey 1982
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