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Definition of Icemen
1. iceman [n] - See also: iceman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Icemen
Literary usage of Icemen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"... by trade was engaged in cutting ice for storage, he waa in the same occupation
and common employment with the icemen, who were engaged in the same work. ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1868)
"The icemen, of whom the full number were on duty, did all that it was possible
to do under the circumstances, and three of them narrowly escaped from ..."
3. The Trusts: What Can We Do with Them? What Can They Do for Us? by William Miller Collier (1900)
"It is the constant endeavor of these icemen to get customers away from the few
... Wherever the independent icemen have obtained customers the American Ice ..."
4. The Boy's Yearly Book by John Tillotson (1867)
"cried the icemen, and with vengeful shouts they rushed towards me. Quickly I
turned and fled towards the shore. Nerved by despair, I outran my foes, ..."
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