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DALESMAN
dalesman
(noun) a person who lives in the dales of northern England
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dalesman (plural dalesmen)
A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland.
Anagrams
• leadsman
Source: Wiktionary
Dales"man, n.; pl. Dalesmen (.
Definition: One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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