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pan men

pan men is the plural of pan man.

Meaning of pan man

Noun

pan man (plural pan men)

  1. (obsolete) A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems.
    • The 'dunny' down the back yard was emptied by the council's pan man once a week. — Susan Marsden, essay Argyle, a port worker's home 19 Forbes Street Carrington New South Wales, describing 1920s way of life there...

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What is pan men the plural of?
Pan men is the plural of pan man.

Words near pan men in the dictionary

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  3. pan frying
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  10. pan pizza
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