Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fisherman employed in weir- or pound-fishing; a pound-fisherman.
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Examples
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You see, this morning the poundman got Maria's two cows and the baby calf, and — well, it happened that Maria didn't have any money, and so I had to recover her cows for her.
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It was unfortunate that the poundman had gobbled Maria's cows.
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It was unfortunate that the poundman had gobbled Maria's cows.
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You see, this morning the poundman got Maria's two cows and the baby calf, and - well, it happened that Maria didn't have any money, and so I had to recover her cows for her.
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"The police will have as much trouble finding a grey machine as the poundman will have finding a long-haired St. Bernard dog.
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