"nabman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nabmen [plural]
Etymology: nab + -man Etymology templates: {{suf|en|nab|man}} nab + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|nabmen}} nabman (plural nabmen)
  1. (slang, archaic) A constable or bailiff; a law enforcement officer who apprehends criminals. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-nabman-en-noun-A5ObwKva Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1816, Daniel Terry, Guy Mannering, ii.",
          "text": "Old Donton has sent the nabman after him at last.",
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          "ref": "1825, The Spirit of the Public Journals for the Year M.DCCC.XXIII",
          "text": "As Nabman Dick was looking o'er a string Of body writs, and forms of fieri facias, With eye of hawk, so sharp and wary, He notic'd Fr—d, Though not in red, Stop at the house of Mrs. C-—y;",
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          "text": "But debts, though borish, must be paid, And bailiffs a'n't bamm'd for many hours. Ah ! that the nabman's evil eyes Should ever come hither Such cheeks to wither !",
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          "ref": "1905, Henry Thomas Alken, Real Life in London, Or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and his Cousin, the Hon. Tom Daschall, Through the Metropolis, page 546",
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          "ref": "1954, Britain To-day - Issues 213-224, page 146",
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