He was perfectly aware that the milkman was a rare one with his jokes. From Wordnik.com. [The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories] Reference
There were four children in our family and we drank a lot of milk, so having a milkman was a necessary luxury. From Wordnik.com. [The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories] Reference
The life of a milkman is a busy one, but I found time to mumble my Greek roots as I trotted in and out of the cellars. From Wordnik.com. [From the Bottom Up]
I believe Rupert really believed that the milkman was a fairy; for a second he seemed to accept him as having vanished. From Wordnik.com. [The Club of Queer Trades] Reference
The milkman is a very nice man, and, by way of making himself pleasant, said, rather complainingly, that the weather kept very dry. From Wordnik.com. [The Note-Books of Samuel Butler] Reference
Swedish 'milkman' loses breastfeeding battle translation. From Wordnik.com. [The Local - Sweden's news in English] Reference
I would argue most people here only know of you as the "milkman" or "dairy magnate" as the local press like to refer to you as. From Wordnik.com. [Illinois Review] Reference
Our milkman was a big man, Ruby. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Bedpost] Reference
Why a Lancashire milkman decided to learn Gujarati. From Wordnik.com. [Hideously diverse Britain: You have to move with the times] Reference
Till the stars fade with the morn and the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892] Reference
These organisms are uniformly a nuisance to the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
The milkman walks through the streets with his. From Wordnik.com. [BOYS who DO the BOP] Reference
Goala or Gauli, a milkman, a common synonym for the caste. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
On those streets the equestrian milkman is no longer seen. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
Nor Ernie the fastest milkman in the west, for that matter. From Wordnik.com. [Readers recommend: songs about anniversaries] Reference
"I think it must have been the milkman," replied Austin simply. From Wordnik.com. [Austin and His Friends] Reference
Then after a pause, he added, "I wisht our milkman kept a cow.". From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
"I wonder someone else don't do him an injury," says the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
"It would be like handing my child over to the milkman," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Kramer Vs. Mrs. Kramer] Reference
A milkman who was overcharging for milk narrowly escaped lynching. From Wordnik.com. [The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin] Reference
I was to send it by the milkman after leaving it at a certain hotel. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to His Friends] Reference
In came the cook, with her brother's particular friend, the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference
The milkman carries an open-mouthed ten-gallon milk can on his head. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journey to Puerto Rico : for Intermediate and Upper Grades For Intermediate and Upper Grades] Reference
At early morning and evening the milkman goes his rounds on horseback. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
"It's the milkman, Miss, and I wouldn't hear the door bell in my room.". From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of St. Olave's] Reference
The milkman was in the habit of bringing milk to the door in the morning. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
The milkman always comes very early in the morning, and so does the baker. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journey to Puerto Rico : for Intermediate and Upper Grades For Intermediate and Upper Grades] Reference
Ebenezer, the milkman, who cried out that the Dame's cow-house was on fire. From Wordnik.com. [A Loose End and Other Stories] Reference
Not even the milkman is about yet, and the blinds of the houses are all down. From Wordnik.com. [The Children's Book of London] Reference
'The cow is in league with the milkman and lets him milk water into the pail.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
Strange to add, the one milkman shoes his cows and the other leaves his horse unshod. From Wordnik.com. [Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America] Reference
Already the milkman was at the door, and the hands of the kitchen clock pointed to six. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
Jimmy says as they were talking the milkman came up and asked if they had seen his pig. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917] Reference
One time, Vincent said: "Hartly, I suppose your father intends to make a milkman of you.". From Wordnik.com. [Sanders' Union Fourth Reader] Reference
"And the milkman who passed a hundred and three medical inspections and finally had to go.". From Wordnik.com. [With Those Who Wait] Reference
I got up one morning and found that Spot chained to the gate-post and holding up the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
A would-be boxer who was hampered by nearsightedness, Harold served more than a year in Sing Sing Prison for mugging the milkman. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Up Giuliani] Reference
"Best way to keep them out of trouble; get them to do something with their lives," interjects the milkman, staring straight ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Hideously diverse Britain: You have to move with the times] Reference
"My position on Scotland has never changed in 30-odd years," the former Edinburgh milkman declared to a rally in the city last week. From Wordnik.com. [Blue, White, Red] Reference
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