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bushelmen

bushelmen is the plural of bushelman.

Meaning of bushelman

Noun

bushelman (plural bushelmen)

  1. (US, archaic, dialectal) A tailor's assistant for repairing garments.
    • The day was before him—a long day in which to discover something—and this was how he must begin to discover. He scanned the long column, which mostly concerned bakers, bushelmen, cooks, compositors, drivers, and the like, finding two things only which arrested his eye.1900, Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie, Chapter 35
    Synonyms:
    busheler

Questions about bushelmen

What is bushelmen the plural of?
Bushelmen is the plural of bushelman.

Words near bushelmen in the dictionary

  1. bushelling
  2. bushellings
  3. Bushells
  4. Bushells Ridge
  5. bushelman
  6. bushelmen
  7. bushels
  8. bushelsful
  9. bushelwoman
  10. bushelwomen
  11. busher

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