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- noun Plural form of
milkman .
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Examples
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Yes, he recalls the milkmen fondly, acknowledging that he and his friends used to follow them on their rounds and pilfer some of their doorstep leavings.
DN_EarthtoPhilly 2009
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With a fortune valued at £4.2bn and brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins in his Arcadia stable, Green has long eschewed listed companies within the retail world, memorably declaring that "floats are for milkmen".
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Every generation loses entire job categories -- think milkmen.
Marc Joseph: Is It Time To Be an Entrepreneur? Marc Joseph 2012
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Every generation loses entire job categories -- think milkmen.
Marc Joseph: Is It Time To Be an Entrepreneur? Marc Joseph 2012
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But, just like milk, the music will still have value, just not the milkmen.
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The day milk bottles and the neighborhood milkmen were replaced by milk cartons from the grocery store was a jolting one for this young child, as well as for his sympathetic and caring mother.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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(This may be a US vs. UK thing, but Americans gave up on milkmen a long time ago).
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Common Superhero Day Jobs, Part 2 2009
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The day milk bottles and the neighborhood milkmen were replaced by milk cartons from the grocery store was a jolting one for this young child, as well as for his sympathetic and caring mother.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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With a fortune valued at £4.2bn and brands such as Topshop and Dorothy Perkins in his Arcadia stable, Green has long eschewed listed companies within the retail world, memorably declaring that "floats are for milkmen".
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The day milk bottles and the neighborhood milkmen were replaced by milk cartons from the grocery store was a jolting one for this young child, as well as for his sympathetic and caring mother.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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