dalesman

[ deylz-muhn ]

/ ˈdeɪlz mən /

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noun, plural dales·men.

a person living in a dale or valley, especially in the northern counties of England.

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Origin of dalesman

First recorded in 1760–70; dale + 's¹ + man

Words nearby dalesman

Dalek, d'Alembert, d'Alembert's principle, Dalén, Dales, dalesman, daleth, Daley, Daley, Richard, Dalglish, dalgyte

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How to use dalesman in a sentence

Or, if dialect poetry must be concerned only with rustic life, was the Craven dalesman to have no voice in the matter?
Yorkshire Dialect Poems|F.W. Moorman
It is a country in which sheep are paramount; and every other Dalesman is engaged in that profession which is as old as Abel.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant
It was in a very wrathful mood that on his way home he turned into the Dalesman's Daughter in Silverdale.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant
A red-headed Dalesman snatched up a sword, but was felled by a blow from the fist of his neighbor.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle

Ralph recalled some dim memory of the young dalesman asking about his father.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for dalesman

dalesman

/ (ˈdeɪlzmən) /

noun plural -men

a person living in a dale, esp in the dales of N England

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