Lexicographical Neighbors of Tongmen
Literary usage of Tongmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oyster: A Popular Summary of a Scientific Study by William Keith Brooks (1905)
"The tongmen know that most of the oysters have been taken away by the dredgers,
and they therefore advocate the prohibition or restriction of dredging. ..."
2. Report Upon the Oyster Resources of Maryland, to the General Assembly by Maryland State oyster police force, Hunter Davidson (1870)
"It is not necessary, therefore, to restrict the labors of the tongmen, rather
encourage them to the fullest extent, but it is worthy of serious ..."
3. Report by Maryland, Shell Fish Commission, Maryland Shell Fish Commission (1907)
"tongmen are licensed to work on the public oyster grounds for a period of 237
days each year (September 1st to April 25th) ; but, on account of inclement ..."
4. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1894)
"The license system of 1892 has had a beneficial efl'ect in encouraging the tongmen
to own their boats. The oyster regulations do not authorize the issuing ..."
5. Report of the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia by Virginia Commission of Fisheries (1922)
"8612 00 tongmen with patent tongs .............................................
..................... 1645 00 116 dredgers . ..."
6. The Oyster Industry. by Ernest Ingersoll, United States Bureau of Fisheries (1881)
"The native tongmen, incensed at this depredation upon their beds, ... The dredgers,
being well supplied with rifles, opened fire upon the tongmen. ..."
7. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1909)
"... under which petitioners sought to require the removal of the stakes of the
association from said grounds, and to permit oyster tongmen to enter the same ..."
8. The South in the Building of the Nation: A History of the Southern States by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1909)
"The work of dredging requires considerable capital and is chiefly in the hands
of white men, but the majority of tongmen, especially in the states south ..."
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