Lurryman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who handles or manages a lurry.

    "Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance, this interest being shared by his attendant boy, otherwise known as a "nipper," part of whose duty it is to go from warehouse to warehouse in search of packages to make up a load."

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"Your lurryman as a rule is proud of his horse and careful of its appearance, this interest being shared by his attendant boy, otherwise known as a "nipper," part of whose duty it is to go from warehouse to warehouse in search of packages to make up a load."

Etymology

From lurry + -man.

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