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Definition of Linesmen
1. linesman [n] - See also: linesman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linesmen
Literary usage of Linesmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"For tournaments a Referee, Umpire, and seven linesmen are appointed. ...
The Referee's duties are to appoint the Umpire and linesmen for each match, ..."
2. The Complete Lawn Tennis Player by Arthur Wallis Myers (1908)
"The chances of competitors relatively considered—Umpires and linesmen NOTHING
has advertised the popularity of lawn tennis so much as the ever-increasing ..."
3. Football for Player and Spectator: By Fielding H. Yost . . by Fielding Harris Yost (1905)
"Whenever these same linesmen, later in the season, are called back to ...
These linesmen will thus be enabled to take their share of the offensive work off ..."
4. Football: The Association Game by Charles William Alcock (1906)
"In the Competition Proper, previous to the Semi-final Ties, Clubs may agree upon
neutral linesmen. If, however, they should be unable to agree upon linesmen ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"While the linesmen went rapidly over their subalterns' service, ... Therefore,
if they were to pass the linesmen now, it would only be returning the ..."
6. Athletics at Princeton: A History by Frank Presbrey, James Hugh Moffatt (1901)
"linesmen, Messrs. Warrington, Cottmar and C. Brown. Princeton, 36. ... linesmen,
Messrs. King and Poe. Princeton, 38. Lawrenceville, o. ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Two linesmen shall be appointed, whose duty (subject to the decision of the ...
(j~) linesmen are not considered players for the purposes of Rule 34' ..."
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