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Definition of Milkmen
1. milkman [n] - See also: milkman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkmen
Literary usage of Milkmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Ancient Working People: From the Earliest Known Period to by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1889)
"... Muleteers, Cooks,Weighers, Tasters and milkmen —The Cooking Utensil-Makers—Unions
of Stewards—Old Familiar Latin Names, with Familiar English Meaning^ ..."
2. Travels Amongst the Todas: Or The Study of a Primitive Tribe in South India by William Elliot Marshall, George Uglow Pope (1873)
"Toda Religion, a development from a Material Nucleus—The Milk-giver an object of
Deep Reverence—milkmen arc Priests, then Gods—Todas have a bias in favour ..."
3. Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet by Daniel Tyerman, George Bennet, London Missionary Society (1832)
"Sailing up the Hooghly—Buffaloes crossing the River—milkmen on the Ganges—Evening
Sights and Sounds—Strong Current—River-scenery—Shocking Spectacle—Burning ..."
4. South America, Social, Industrial, and Political: A Twenty-five-thousand by Frank George Carpenter (1900)
"... GREATEST MEAT-EATERS IN THE WORLD —How TURKEYS ARE SOLD — milkmen WHO CANNOT
WATER THEIR MII.K. 'HE Argentines are generous, after the Spanish style. ..."
5. The Colour of Paris: Historic, Personal & Local by Paris, Académie Goncourt, Lucien Descaves, Yoshio Makino (1915)
"... the Faubourgs—The Working Class Morning Influx from Montmartre and Belleville—Street
Sweepers and milkmen—Working Girls—The Midday Lunch—The Unemployed ..."
Other Resources:
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