farmers

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Now there were thousands of willing hands of all ages, from the small but nimble ones of the hobbit lads and lasses to the well-worn and horny ones of the gaffers and gammers.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The old gammers and gaffers of the village were sitting by their firesides, for, in spite of the sunshine, the air was cold, and more than once Verity shivered as she sat.

From Herb of Grace by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

All her sorrows and heartbreak will be made a penny mouthful for country bumpkins and scandalous gammers to ‘Oh!’ and ‘Ah!’ over.

From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Not without reason does the wary writer put gossip in the mouths of gaffers rather than of gammers.

From Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty