workfolk
Example Sentences
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But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
No saint or philosopher ever betrayed a greater fortitude than these poor and simple workfolk.
From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease
The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Long before daylight he awoke at the sound of bells, and hootings, and whistlings, which summoned the Dudley workfolk to their labour.
From Eve's Ransom by George Gissing
Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
