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Definition of Boatmen
1. boatman [n] - See also: boatman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boatmen
Literary usage of Boatmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"St . Louis—French Creole Traders and Their Dependents—Missouri Fur Company—Mr.
Manuel Lisa— Mississippi boatmen—Vagrant Indians—Kentucky Hunters—Mr. Joseph ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"... 1904, I observed a remarkable flight of " Water boatmen " at St. Paul, Minn.
Thousands of them were flying hither and thither over several asphalt- ..."
3. Stories of Missouri by John Roy Musick (1897)
"WESTERN boatmen. UNDER the treaty between Great Britain and France, and still later
... The boatmen were brave and muscular, but rude and uneducated; ..."
4. Memoirs of Father Ripa During Thirteen Years' Residence at the Court of by Matteo Ripa (1855)
"Casting Anchor at Deal—Importunity of boatmen—Rapacity of Custom- House
Officers—National Monuments—Liberality of King George I.—Of the East India Company's ..."
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