Tripeman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tripeman is a noun meaning (historical) A male seller of tripe (meat product).
Meaning
(historical) A male seller of tripe (meat product).
Example Sentences
George Sims, a tripeman in St. James's Market always forward in street quarrels, then went up to the great gate in the Old Bailey with some others,[…].
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.
Without another syllable, of reasoning or reproof, the cobbler, the tailor, and the tripeman turned, and marched all abreast to the Three Horse-shoes ; and shame alone stopped their calumniators, from hastening after them, to drink their health.
Word Forms
- tripemen
- tripe man
- tripe-man
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tripper, trotter-man, truceman, tranter, tripe, traunter.
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