nabman
nabman noun: a constable or bailiff; a law enforcement officer who apprehends criminals.
Noun
nabman (plural nabmen)
- A constable or bailiff; a law enforcement officer who apprehends criminals.
- Old Donton has sent the nabman after him at last.1816, Daniel Terry, Guy Mannering, ii.
- As Nabman Dick was looking o'er a string Of body writs, and forms of fieri facias, With eye of hawk, so sharp and wary, He notic'd Fr—d, Though not in red, Stop at the house of Mrs. C-—y;1825, The Spirit of the Public Journals for the Year M.DCCC.XXIII
Examples of nabman in a sentence
- Ah ! that the nabman's evil eyes Should ever come hither Such cheeks to wither !1885, William Maginn, R. W. Montagu, Miscellanies: Prose and Verse - Volume 2, page 337:
- His R–H must take good care, or that bit of blood will be seized while standing at the door of the Circe, as his carriage was the other day, by the unceremonious nabman.1905, Henry Thomas Alken, Real Life in London, Or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his Cousin, the Hon. Tom Daschall...
Forms of nabman
| plural | nabmen |
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Origin of nabman
From nab + -man.
Questions about nabman
- What does nabman mean?
- Nabman means a constable or bailiff; a law enforcement officer who apprehends criminals.
- How do you use nabman in a sentence?
- Ah ! that the nabman's evil eyes Should ever come hither Such cheeks to wither !
- What part of speech is nabman?
- Nabman is a noun.
- What is the plural of nabman?
- The plural of nabman is nabmen.
Words near nabman in the dictionary
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