What does crossing-sweeper mean?
Crossing-sweeper means (now chiefly historical) Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings..
Crossing-sweeper
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(now chiefly historical) Someone whose job is to sweep street crossings..
Example Sentences
There was one giant — a black 'un — as left his carawan some year ago and took to carrying coach-bills about London, making himself as cheap as crossing-sweepers.
But the streets were also a place of work: for the humble crossing-sweeper, for example, who tried to ensure, in return for a tip, that when persons of quality crossed the road they did so without having to pick their way through dust, mud and horse dung.
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- crossing-sweepers
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There was one giant — a black 'un — as left his carawan some year ago and took to carrying coach-bills about London, making himself as cheap as crossing-sweepers.
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