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Definition of Jackmen
1. jackman [n] - See also: jackman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackmen
Literary usage of Jackmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Celtic Magazine by Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain (1880)
"The riders had the greatest difficulty in keeping their saddles, and the jackmen
who travelled on foot had to lead the horses forward so as to avoid the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1849)
"... filled him with amazement and dismay. A terrible light broke upon him. His hand
of kirk vassals or paid jackmen must have been quartered in Ihe ..."
3. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1853)
"... accompanied by two of his jackmen ; but when this strange and most informal
missive was read in the church, the audience were as little moved by it, ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"14 ; rendered Parasiten and jackmen. Lond. Edit., p. 14. Ai denoting one who
virtually takes for his motto the Lat. ..."
5. Hand Book of Natural Gas by Henry Palmer Westcott (1920)
"A tong gang for 8-inch pipe would be made up as follows:—one boss, one stabber,
two jackmen, one "back-up" man, one "dope" man, and sixteen tong men. Fig. ..."
6. Maintenance of Way and Structures by William Clyde Willard (1915)
"For a raise of 3 in. with stone ballast and 4 or 5 tie-renewals per rail, a gang
of 30 men would be organized as follows: 4 jacks with 2 men each, jackmen ..."
7. Maintenance of Way and Structures by William Clyde Willard (1915)
"For a raise of 3 in. with stone ballast and 4 or 5 tie-renewals per rail, a gang
of 30 men would be organized as follows: 4 jacks with 2 men each, jackmen ..."
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