Definition of Tubman

1. Noun. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913).

Exact synonyms: Harriet Tubman
Generic synonyms: Abolitionist, Emancipationist

Definition of Tubman

1. n. One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer. Cf. Postman, 2.

Definition of Tubman

1. Noun. (UK legal obsolete) One of the two most experienced barristers in the (w Court of Exchequer) (the other being the postman). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tubman

tubiform
tubing
tubings
tubipora
tubipore
tubipores
tubiporite
tubiporites
tubist
tubists
tubivalve
tubivalves
tubless
tublike
tubman
tubmen
tubo-
tubo-ovarian
tubo-ovarian abscess
tubo-ovarian pregnancy
tubo-ovarian varicocele
tubo-ovariectomy
tubo-ovaritis
tuboabdominal
tuboabdominal pregnancy
tubocurarine
tubocurarine chloride
tubocurarines
tuboligamentous

Literary usage of Tubman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Sarah Hopkins Bradford (1886)
"During the late war, Mrs. Tubman was eminently faithful and useful to the cause of our country. She is poor and has poor parents. ..."

2. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1913)
"HARRIET Tubman No one knows exactly when Harriet Ross was born, but it was on the eastern shore of Maryland and not much less than a hundred years ago. ..."

3. United States Reports, Supreme Court: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the by United States Supreme Court, William T. Otto (1904)
"The plaintiff, a citizen of Georgia, brings his action to recover from Mrs. Tubman the sum of $5400. He alleges that he holds the circulating notes of the ..."

4. Maryland's Colonial Eastern Shore: Historical Sketches of Counties and of by Swepson Earle, Percy G. Skirven (1916)
"At the time of its purchase by Dr. Tubman, the whole place contained about ... In accordance with provisions made by Dr. Tubman the children of Mr. and Mrs. ..."

5. Emancipation and the Freed in American Sculpture: A Study in Interpretation by Freeman Henry Morris Murray (1916)
"THE HARRIET Tubman TABLET, AUBURN, NEW YORK A bronze tablet in memory of Mrs. Harriet Tubman (Davis) was unveiled in June, 1914, at Auburn, New York. ..."

6. Calendar of State Papers by Great Britain Public Record Office, John William Fortescue (1905)
"There is a woman in England whom Tubman owned as his wife, but he says that he was never married to her. He admits that he has frequented horse- racing and ..."

7. A North-side View of Slavery: The Refugee: Or, The Narratives of Fugitive by Benjamin Drew (1856)
"HARRIET Tubman. I grew, up like a neglected weed, — ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it Then I was not happy or contented: every time I saw a ..."

8. The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century by James Anthony Froude (1888)
"In the depth of her misery, the high spirited Jane Tubman refused to allow others to run useless risks to save her. A woman named Susannah MacDowell, ..."

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