Yardman
a sailor -ssigned to the yards of a vessel.
a person who works in a railroad yard, boatyard, lumberyard, or the like.
a person employed to care for the yard of a house, public building, etc., as by mowing the lawn and tr-mm-ng shrubbery.
historical examples
murder in the gunroom henry beam piper
warren commission (7 of 26): hearings vol. vii (of 15) the president’s commission on the -ss-ssination of president kennedy
warren commission (7 of 26): hearings vol. vii (of 15) the president’s commission on the -ss-ssination of president kennedy
warren commission (7 of 26): hearings vol. vii (of 15) the president’s commission on the -ss-ssination of president kennedy
to the front charles king
the daughter of a magnate frank h. spearman
truxton king george barr mccutcheon
the call of the south louis becke
the wreckers francis lynde
the spinner’s book of fiction various
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