Meaning of Yardman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A worker in any of several types of yard, as:
2. A worker in a railyard.
3. A farm worker assigned to the farmyard of a large farm, working at hostler duties (harnessing and hitching teams), loading and unloading wagons, feeding, and so on.
   UK, historical
4. A laborer hired to do outdoor work.
   Canada, US

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Examples

“I asked the grizzled rustic who appeared to be in sole occupation of the farm buildings, and who was, in fact, the yardman, if he knew whereabouts I should find the [hunting] party. He said something I did not understand, but I followed his pointing arm. […] The yardman, with his lantern, was helping to back ponies into traps. Motor-engines murmured. […]”

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