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Definition of Topsmen
1. topsman [n] - See also: topsman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topsmen
Literary usage of Topsmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William McCombie, James Macdonald (1894)
"... and on the evening of the Fair, the topsmen and a number of dealers (the
topsmen always sat at the same table as their masters) met at the White Hart ..."
2. Chronicles of the Canongate by Walter Scott (1827)
"Many large droves were about to set off for England, under the protection of
their owners, or of the topsmen whom they employed in the tedious, laborious, ..."
3. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1827)
"Many large droves were about to set off for England, under the protection of
their owners, or of the topsmen whom they employed in the tedious, laborious, ..."
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