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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