workfolk
Example Sentences
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The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off.
From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas
Amid a press of homeward-going workfolk, Hilliard clambered to a place on the top and lit his pipe.
From Eve's Ransom by Gissing, George
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 Gissing, George
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 Hardy, Thomas
To take an instance: There are clothes and shows and so forth, with which I must provide my workfolk.
From The Economist by Dakyns, Henry Graham
