hackman
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When Tim, the hackman, went into town with his first load he was forewarned by Aunty Rose that he would have company going back.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
“I say, young’un, ain’t ye out o’ yer bailiwick?” queried Tim, the hackman, staring at the little girl in the Stagg yard.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
The hackman pulled the horses up alongside the step in front of the first roadhouse.
From Taking Chances by Clarence L. Cullen
Tim, the hackman, had brought the nurse home for a few hours and would take her back to Judy’s cabin.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
“Pitcher of George Washington!” yelled Tim, 204 the hackman.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
The cries of "hackmen, photographers and vendors of gimcracks," wrote a horrified Henry James, "at times drown out the thunder of the cataract."
From Time Magazine Archive
The pier reminded me of Boston or New York, but it lacked the huge warehouses and cheerful hackmen to render the similarity complete.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
"I guess that's about right," said Sam, agreeably surprised with the smallness of the charge in comparison with the extortionate demands of New York hackmen.
From Sam's Chance And How He Improved It by Horatio Alger
Beggars there are none, to the credit of the city be it said; nor is one importuned by hackmen or other public servants; all are ready to serve you, but none to annoy you.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
The row of hackmen and hotel porters stand there, in gloomy silent defiance of the rapidly approaching end of things, each holding a sign bearing the name of some hotel.
From American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' by Wallace Morgan
