waterman's

Further north are the residents of "Bawlmer, Merlin," and along the Eastern Shore, in isolated waterman's communities, people turn "wife" into "wuife."

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Early morning light, watery and weak, tried vainly to break through rainclouds as Lachley stepped off Greenwich pier from the waterman's taxi he'd taken down from London.

Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

They all packed the river, in a great tangle of oars and cordage and rubbish, and over it rang the constant chorus of curses and commands in half a dozen languages; it looked like a waterman's picnic gone mad.

Flashman's Lady Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1977

Up river or down, she trafficked in a wherry, and took the waterman's tender glances as part receipt for his hire.

Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett

Dad and mother, both of them accompanying me to the landing steps at the foot of Hardway to see me off in the waterman's wherry that Dad hailed for the conveyance of myself and sea-chest to the _Illustrious_.

Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant John B. [Illustrator] Greene

The exemption he otherwise enjoyed appears to have conduced not a little to the waterman's proverbial joviality.

The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore

In Jonson we find tobacco in every place -- in Cob the waterman's house, and in the Apollo Club-room, on the stage, and at the ordinary.

Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings

I imagine, if the waterman's pole was used, as on the

History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing -1775 Le Page du Pratz

The only sound was the plash of the waterman's sculls and the grinding of the rowlocks.

Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Charles Edward Pearce

"All right, then, here goes!" declared Ned, stepping aboard the waterman's craft.

Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub 1909