Definition of Darkmans

1. Noun. (archaic thieves' slang) The night. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Darkmans

1. night-time [n DARKMANS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Darkmans

darkies
darking
darkish
darkishly
darkishness
darkle
darkled
darkles
darklier
darkliest
darkling
darkling beetle
darkling groung beetle
darklings
darkly
darkmans (current term)
darkness
darknesse
darknesses
darknet
darknets
darkon
darkons
darkrooms
darks
darksome
darksomely
darksomeness
darkwave

Literary usage of Darkmans

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

1. The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1891)
"CONVERSATION WITH DAME darkmans. — HER HISTORY. — POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS. Mad. Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst them nut breathe, ..."

2. Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases by James Main Dixon (1891)
"S. Men were men then, and fought in the open field, and there was nas milling in time darkmans (no midnight ..."

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