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Definition of Topman
1. n. See Topsman, 2.
Definition of Topman
1. Noun. (nautical) The man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel. ¹
2. Noun. The uppermost sawyer in a sawpit; a topsman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Topman
1. a seaman in the top sail [n TOPMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Topman
Literary usage of Topman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Details of Practical Mining edited by Lee O. Kellogg (1916)
"... of galvanized iron may be made, and the warning bell rung sufficiently early
for the topman to be at the shaft collar to meet the ascending bucket. ..."
2. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1853)
"cried the topman, " come, none o' your gammon, gen — why, ... said the topman.
"We'd all sorts o' weapons, rusty ships' muskets, old pistols, ..."
3. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1853)
"cried the topman, " come, none o' your gammon, Ben—why, where could they come
... said the topman. " Well, mates, this sort o' sport melted away the time as ..."
4. Annual Statements of the Railroad and Canal Companies by New Jersey Comptroller of the Treasury, New Jersey Dept. of State, New Jersey Legislature (1911)
"February 17th—Wm. T. Perry, engineman, left side and right wrist injured by fall
from engine at Bordentown. February 21 st—Wincenty Kiren, topman, ..."
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