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Definition of Gadsmen
1. gadsman [n] - See also: gadsman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadsmen
Literary usage of Gadsmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scottish Men of Letters in the Eighteenth Century by Henry Grey Graham, ( (1908)
"... in a few years gadsmen were required no more by their whistle to entice the
weary team, and in a few years Wilkie's works passed into oblivion. ..."
2. The Borderer's Table Book, Or, Gatherings of the Local History and Romance by Moses Aaron Richardson (1846)
"... such as the ' E 0, black-cock and grey;' and, above all, for the amusement of
th drivers and ' gadsmen,' Punch and Toby, (so called by them,) a ..."
3. The Local Historian's Table Book: Of Remarkable Occurences, Historical Facts (1846)
"... such as the ' E and 0, black-cock and grey;' and, above all, for the amusement
of the pig drivers and ' gadsmen,' Punch and Toby, (so called by them,) ..."
4. In Piccadilly by Benjamin Swift (1903)
"His shepherds in kilts, his gillies, and stalkers, and gadsmen with their dogs,
and a crowd of crofters met his carriage and raised ..."
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