exciseman

I know not how the word exciseman, or still more opprobrious, gauger, will sound in your ears.

Selected English Letters Various 1913

I know not how the word exciseman, or still more opprobrious, gauger, will sound in your ears.

The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Robert Burns 1777

"I know not," he writes, "how the word exciseman, or the still (p.  104) more opprobrious gauger, will sound in your ears.

Robert Burns John Campbell Shairp 1852

The very tall young man is conscious of this failing in himself; and informs his comrade that it's his 'exciseman'.

Certain Types of Humour. 1908

Whitefoot growled at the word "exciseman," showing a set of firm white teeth under a black bristly lip turned up wickedly at the corners.

Patsy 1887

I am no Burns scholar, but if the fires of nationalist fury had burned within his breast I doubt very much if he would have taken a job as an exciseman, raising taxes for the English crown.

Poor Robert Burns. He deserves better than this | Kevin McKenna 2012

 It began innocently enough when the exciseman, Mr. Calabash, arrived in town to account for what we owed the Crown this year in duties.

Rev. Jasper Pickery and Three Manifestations of the Devil 2009

Will you countenance me, young ladies, if some villainous attorney or exciseman should by and by come to own me? '

Camilla 2008

Canterbury, where Mrs. Micawber and myself had once the honour of uniting our voices to yours, in the well – known strain of the Immortal exciseman nurtured beyond the Tweed.

David Copperfield 2007

The very tall young man has recovered his spirits, and again alludes to the exciseman.

Dombey and Son 2007