Medical Definition of Ashman
1. R., 20th century U.S. Physiologist. See: Ashman's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ashman
Literary usage of Ashman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contemporary Verse Anthology: Favorite Poems Selected from the Magazine by Charles Wharton Stork (1920)
"The ashman is fastening a nosebag on his horse, which is harnessed to a wagon
half-filled with ashes. A policeman is watching him. Time: Noon. ..."
2. The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy by Pennsylvania Prison Society, Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons (1880)
"William N. Ashman will now favor us with an address on " The Prevention of Crime."
Judge Ashman was received with applause. He said I do not care to take up ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1900)
"WN Ashman. [ Kca'l at a Joint Meeting of the Philadelphia County Medical Society
and the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, ..."
4. Wit and Humor of Bench and Bar by Marshall Brown (1899)
"Ashman, William N.—Judge Ashman, of Philadelphia— a jurist of rare ability,—
possesses a ... Ashman ..."
5. Lackawanna Jurist by Lackawanna Bar Association (1895)
"Ashman 301 Rice, Foy v., CP Lackawanna co. Archbald 17 Road in Abington township,
QS Montgomery ... Ashman 407 Ross' Estate, OC Luzerne co. Rhone 60 Ross v. ..."
6. The Third Daughter: A Story of Chinese Home Life by Lu Wheat (1906)
"This was Henry Ashman, a young missionary, who could not remember the time when
... His father, the Reverend Henry Ashman, had requested on his death bed, ..."
7. Contemporary Verse Anthology: Selected from the Magazine "Contemporary Verse" by Charles Wharton Stork (1920)
"The ashman is fastening a nosebag on his horse, which is harnessed to a wagon
... You're nothing but a Harp yourself, you poor Old God-forsaken ashman! ..."
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