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portsman|ˈpɔətsmən|
[f. port n.1 3 + man n.1]
A citizen or inhabitant of one of the Cinque Ports. (Usually in plural.)
1626Dk. Buckhm. in Rushw. Hist. Coll. (1659) I. 380 When the Kings Ships, or others, be in danger on the Goodwins, and other places within the view of the Portsmen, they have refused to help with their Boats, lest the Kings ships should command them on board. 1629in W. Boys Sandwich (1792) 749 The Admiralty Court doth impose fines upon portsmen. 1755Carte Hist. Eng. IV. 161 If the king's ships..have any need of pilots for the sand coasts of Flanders or the like wherein the portsmen are best experienced they will not serve without the lord Warden's..warrant. 1900Blackw. Mag. Nov. 712/1 His acquaintance with the Ports and the Portsmen..is intimate and varied. |
