hackman

Example Sentences

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The hackman was going now, and Aunt Valeria was taking the boy up-stairs to be washed.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

She retired weeping, and cried herself to sleep, and was awakened early the next morning by her hackman, to take her to the train, which was almost ready to start.

From Octavia The Octoroon by Lee, J. F.

Tim, the hackman, says it is bound to snow soon, and the frost has burned ’most all the grass.”

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore

While his grandmother was paying the hackman, the child discovered that the seats of these chairs lifted up in a miraculous manner.

From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth

She must stipulate with the hackman that no stranger is to be put into the carriage with her.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza