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tripemen

tripemen is the plural of tripeman.

Meaning of tripeman

Noun

tripeman (plural tripemen)

  1. (historical) A male seller of tripe (meat product).
    • These portions, with the legs (called " feet" in the trade), form what is styled the tripe-man′s portion, and are disposed of to him by the butcher for 5s. 6d.1862, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopædia of the Conditions and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, And Those That Will Not Work, volume 2, Cosimo...

Questions about tripemen

What is tripemen the plural of?
Tripemen is the plural of tripeman.

Words near tripemen in the dictionary

  1. tripel
  2. tripelennamine
  3. tripelike
  4. tripels
  5. tripeman
  6. tripemen
  7. tripemonger
  8. tripemongers
  9. tripennate
  10. tripentadecanoin
  11. tripeptidase

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