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dalesman

[ deylz-muhn ]

noun

, plural dales·men.
  1. a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.


dalesman

/ ˈdeɪlzmən /

noun

  1. a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dalesman1

First recorded in 1760–70; dale + 's 1 + man
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Example Sentences

Or, if dialect poetry must be concerned only with rustic life, was the Craven dalesman to have no voice in the matter?

It is a country in which sheep are paramount; and every other Dalesman is engaged in that profession which is as old as Abel.

It was in a very wrathful mood that on his way home he turned into the Dalesman's Daughter in Silverdale.

A red-headed Dalesman snatched up a sword, but was felled by a blow from the fist of his neighbor.

Ralph recalled some dim memory of the young dalesman asking about his father.

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