Meaning of spadesman | Babel Free

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A man who uses a spade or shovel.

Examples

“[…] without the unnecessary operation of turning the slice upside down, as practised by the British spadesmen; but simply by throwing it, so that the top of the slice may always fall⟳ in the lower part of the furrow, agreeably to the practise⟳ of Flemish spadesmen, and in general the spadesmen of all warm climates.”

“When excavating in ordinary loose soil to a depth not exceeding four feet, a spadesman can fill⟳ a standing barrow in about the same time as a wheeler can transport⟳ it to a distance of 30 yards along a level plank and return⟳ to the spadesman with his empty barrow.”

“So Dawkins' pick⟳ swung up and down again, up and down, and at every few strokes the spadesmen at his left or right stooped hurriedly and pulled from the deepening hole a fresh lump of silver.”

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