peatman
peatman noun: a man whose occupation is digging peat.
Noun
peatman (plural peatmen)
- A man whose occupation is digging peat.
- We hear of Adder dens, but detailed accounts of the discovery of one are very rare. Service (1902) records that a peatman, when levelling on an estate by the Solway, found in a hole in the ground, some 8 inches below the surface, 40 adders, 10 toads and a large number of asks (lizards).1951, Malcolm Arthur Smith, The British Amphibians & Reptiles, page 258
Forms of peatman
| plural | peatmen |
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Origin of peatman
From peat + -man.
Questions about peatman
- What does peatman mean?
- Peatman means a man whose occupation is digging peat.
- What part of speech is peatman?
- Peatman is a noun.
- What is the plural of peatman?
- The plural of peatman is peatmen.
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