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dubsman

dubsman noun: a jailer.

Noun

dubsman (plural dubsmen)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A jailer.
    • […] C was a Cracksman, that forked all the plate; / D was a Dubsman, who kept the jug-gate. […]1846, George William MacArthur Reynolds, The Mysteries of London, page 60

Forms of dubsman

pluraldubsmen

Origin of dubsman

From dub + -s- + -man.

Questions about dubsman

What does dubsman mean?
Dubsman means a jailer.
What part of speech is dubsman?
Dubsman is a noun.
What is the plural of dubsman?
The plural of dubsman is dubsmen.

Words near dubsman in the dictionary

  1. Dubrovytsia
  2. Dubrow
  3. Dubrows
  4. dubs
  5. dubs up
  6. dubsman
  7. dubsmen
  8. dubstep
  9. dubstepper
  10. dubsteppers
  11. dubtitle

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