Definition of Shoremen

1. shoreman [n] - See also: shoreman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shoremen

shore thistle
shore up
shorebird
shorebirds
shorebound
shored
shoreface
shorefront
shorefronts
shorelark
shoreless
shorelike
shoreline
shorelines
shoreman
shoremen (current term)
shorer
shorers
shores
shoreside
shoreward
shorewards
shoreweed
shoreweeds
shoring
shoring up
shorings
shorl
shorlaceous
shorling

Literary usage of Shoremen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sessional Papers by Canada Parliament (1891)
"It is the custom, I believe, of the shoremen on the other side to come on board and handle the cattle as soon as the boat is docked and the cattlemen when ..."

2. History of Montgomery County Within the Schuylkill Valley by William Joseph Buck (1859)
"The shoremen made a strong effort, in the years 1735 and 1736, to getan amendment, or rather a repeal, so as to get permission to erect wears in the months ..."

3. The Making of New England, 1580-1643 by Samuel Adams Drake (1886)
"Each ship brought a double crew of men and boys who were divided into fishermen and shoremen. The LANDING-STAGE. fishermen went off in the shallops to the ..."

4. Economic and Social History of New England, 1620-1789 by William Babcock Weeden (1891)
"And those engaged for the whole summer " shall not presume to break off before the last of October without the consent of the Owner, Master and shoremen. ..."

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