Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man employed in a yard, especially a railroad yard.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The laborer who has the special care of a farm-yard.
- noun One who is employed in a railway-yard under the yard-master, to assist in switching cars and making up trains. Also
yardsman .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Worker in a
railway yard. - noun A
laborer hired to dooutdoor work .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns)
- noun worker in a railway yard
Etymologies
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Examples
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The old tomcat watched Clay fromhiswindow, greedily lapping him up secretly like so much yardman cream.
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Well if you have four large dogs and a rat to pick up after before the yardman arrives at dawn so he won´t think you a flojo pig, you would see the importance of this issue.
DST confusion 2007
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We have been talking to neighbors and others about our yardman.
Yard Man wages 2006
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Mary Ellen didn't like the new yardman, Treat; Daniel thought Treat was a genius.
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At least one of the local cops had worked at the house as yardman.
The Houseguest Thomas Berger 2008
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Troy, the yardman, cued by the idling of the car's engine, would appear from the garden with a single rose for Maddox's lapel.
American Odyssey 2007
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How oftenare my eyes so blinded by fear or pain that when He speaks, I mistake Him for the yardman?
24/7/365 2006
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How oftenare my eyes so blinded by fear or pain that when He speaks, I mistake Him for the yardman?
God’s Smile 2006
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I parked my cruiser in the spangled shade of a live oak and was told by a yardman that Raphael Chalons was in the back, down by the bayou, walking his dog.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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I parked my cruiser in the spangled shade of a live oak and was told by a yardman that Raphael Chalons was in the back, down by the bayou, walking his dog.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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