See ground-man on Wiktionary
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"text": "The ground-man, Jeffrey, who appears in these two pictures, is doing his utmost with his excellent mile and a-half of country, and when it becomes better known and the members flock in, the additional sinews of war will give him more complete control over the bents and bracken that ask no permission in making their annual appearance.",
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