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Warehouseman   Listen
noun
Warehouseman  n.  (pl. warehousemen)  
1.
One who keeps a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock warehouse or wharf store.
2.
One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or woolen goods. (Eng.)
Warehouseman's itch (Med.), a form of eczema occurring on the back of the hands of warehousemen.






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"Warehouseman" Quotes from Famous Books



... two-thirds of the bags in a chop are tried. But when sampling for delivery on Coffee Exchange contract, every bag must be tested, and care taken that each chop is uniform in color, kind, and quality. Coffee for Exchange delivery must be stored in a warehouse licensed by the Exchange; and the warehouseman is responsible for the uniformity ...
— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers

... hosier and draper, serge and longcloth warehouseman"—he groaned from rib to rib—"at the sign of the Gartered Kitten in the loyal town of Dulverton. For God's sake, let me down, good fellow, from this accursed marrow-bone; and a groat of good money will I pay thee, safe in my house to Dulverton; but ...
— Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor • R. D. Blackmore

... sum of money. What with the valuations, winding up of the Brentford concern on the old account, etcetera, there was much to do, and I toiled at the desk until the removal took place; and when the family were removed, I was still detained, as there was no warehouseman to superintend the unloading and hoisting up of goods. Mr Tomkins, the head clerk, who had been many years a faithful servant to Mr Drummond, was admitted a partner, and had charge of the Brentford wharf, a species of promotion which he ...
— Jacob Faithful • Captain Frederick Marryat

... when orders are darkly given, they are doubtfully observed; and when the goods come to town, the merchant dislikes them, the warehouseman shuffles them back upon the clothier, to lie for his account, pretending they are not made to his order; the clothier is discouraged, and for want of his money discredited, and all their correspondence is confusion, and ends in loss both of ...
— The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) • Daniel Defoe



Words linked to "Warehouseman" :   workman, working person, warehouseman's lien



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