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dubsmen

dubsmen is the plural of dubsman.

Meaning of dubsman

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

Questions about dubsmen

What is dubsmen the plural of?
Dubsmen is the plural of dubsman.

Words near dubsmen in the dictionary

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

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