| 单词 | potman |
| 例句 | She fair scratted the face off a potman that had brought him a gallon from t' Chequers. The Croxley Master: A Great Tale Of The Prize Ring 2011-12-31T03:00:19.660Z A few days after, the potman told the distributor that the pugilists did not destroy a tract or leave one behind. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z But 49 though he were a potman, Mrs. Lovenant-Smith should give him every bit as much deference as if he had been a brewing peer.... The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z They warmed the blood like a medley of patriotic airs, and I commenced potman as it were to martial music. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z On the afternoon of the next day the potman summoned me from my private room with the information that there was a young fellow from the Mile End Road to see me. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Then entered in the potman, And pointed to the door; 'Outside,' said he, 'is where you'll go, If I have any more!' Verse and Worse 2011-07-12T02:00:34.607Z The White Horse.—The potman at this house was a young man of unusual sobriety and intelligence. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z In vain I timidly entered and put the query to the customers at the crowded bar, to potman over the counter, to landlord, exceptionally brilliant in the splendour of his Sunday clothes. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z "My lord, I heard 'em drinking, And found out that their lay Was to summon forth the potman Of the public o'er the way, Who through the open window The pewter did convey." Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It was Mr. Mogridge, a wit, who, just before closing time, christened Ah Sing, the name of the new potman, "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," the name which he retained to the end of the chapter. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Chafing already against the narrow confines of the best room the White Horse Inn could provide, it burst all bounds when a tired potman attempted unconsciously to lock it in. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley He was deputy potman, or rather "hanger-on" at a gin bar, in which he used to stand for many hours daily. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z The potman sat up for him until midnight: he was not back then. Ravensdene Court And never while our Pr�tor Dealeth stern justice here, Will the most thirsty jury Venture to call for beer, Or the most reckless potman Bring it from public near! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He hadn't been at it five minutes before a fiery, red-headed little potman had knocked him head over heels in the gutter and told him to go away. The Grell Mystery Grabbing a pipe and tobacco pouch, Trenholme ran downstairs, meeting the potman in the passage. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Three mornings after, the potman called at the Missionary's house with the message that his master wished to see him as soon as he could call in. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z He was a bachelor, keeping an elderly woman as housekeeper, a couple of stout women servants, a barmaid, and a potman. Ravensdene Court And so sternly looks the Pr�tor, That the potman knoweth not If he be not going straightway Himself, at last, to pot. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He was known by sight to a score of billiard-markers, potmen, blacklegs, and lower characters still, and was on nodding terms with fully half of them. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch The thing at Low Heath is to behave and dress like gentlemen, not like vulgar, public-house potmen,” said she, with an access of indignation which surprised me. Tom, Dick and Harry I've been away, but the potman tells me a queer yarn. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The bar was besieged, and potmen and barmaids were quickly busy drawing beer and handing it over to the eager folk outside. Liza of Lambeth "When you say 'potman' you come to the root of the matter, and your age has nothing to do with it," answered Richard. The Spinners The ale jars were refilled, pipes and tobacco were brought in, and the weaver relinquished his office of potman to his daughter. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance He wasn't going to bed like a potman; he was going to sit up like a poet and write. The Divine Fire He keeps clear of the police; he gratifies every want, yet he has the intellect of a flash potman and the manners of a valet. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary The potman, he informed me, would bring it out to him. Walking-Stick Papers But Job Legg is a potman; he's been a potman for a generation; he thinks like a potman, and his outlook in life is naturally the potman outlook. The Spinners The potman cannot well recall, The ostler never knew, Whether his day was Malplaquet, The Boyne or Waterloo. Georgian Poetry 1920-22 The potman was at work in the backyard, Esther was sewing in the parlour. Esther Waters Shouldering heedlessly into the saloon-bar, he found it deserted except for a chinless potman: the liveliest evening trade was always plied in the cheaper bars adjacent. Red Masquerade The services of the obliging potman were gratuitous. Walking-Stick Papers He's more than a potman, chiefly along of being such a good friend to my late husband. The Spinners She fair scratted the face off a potman that had brought him a gallon from t' 'Chequers.' The Green Flag He became a potman, and was immediately discharged as an inebriate. Cashel Byron's Profession One glance sufficed to identify him: with a surly nod the potman ducked behind a partition to call the proprietor. Red Masquerade Not long after midnight the potman made his appearance. The Nether World The potman had a free chance for superintending the arrangements, and he succeeded in inducing five other men, much against their will, to join us. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green Mrs. Candy was, of course, worse than useless; Stephen the potman had more than his work set in looking after her. The Nether World With her still lived her son Stephen, the potman. The Nether World |
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