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tubman

tubman noun: one of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).

Noun

tubman (plural tubmen)

  1. (UK, obsolete) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).

Proper noun capitalized: Tubman

Tubman (plural Tubmans)

  1. A surname.
    • I hadn't told anyone she was going to have a baby, except Jimmy Fargo. I tell him just about everything. And Sheila Tubman knew, because she lives in our building and could see that Mom was pregnant.1980, Judy Blume, Superfudge

Forms of tubman

Noun
pluraltubmen
Proper noun
pluralTubmans

Origin of tubman

From tub + -man.

Questions about tubman

What does tubman mean?
Tubman means one of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).
What part of speech is tubman?
Tubman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tubman?
The plural of tubman is tubmen.

Words near tubman in the dictionary

  1. tublets
  2. tublike
  3. tubmaker
  4. tubmakers
  5. tubmaking
  6. tubman
  7. Tubmans
  8. tubmen
  9. Tubney
  10. Tubo
  11. tubo-

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