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- noun Plural form of
lockman .
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Examples
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We were fired upon by match-lockmen, and one officer was shot dead.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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We were fired at again by match-lockmen, and changed direction for Allahabad.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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We were fired upon by match-lockmen, and one officer was shot dead.
Following the Equator, Part 6 Mark Twain 1872
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We were fired at again by match-lockmen, and changed direction for Allahabad.
Following the Equator, Part 6 Mark Twain 1872
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Towboats attempted to keep open water and to push the ice over the structures while lockmen struggled to prevent the ice from building up around the gates of the much smaller locks.
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