The word yeoman was under stood in the old English sense of the small independent farmers. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
One unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin yeoman. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-10-01] Reference
He was what we may call a yeoman, that most wholesome and natural of all classes. From Wordnik.com. [Pioneers of Science] Reference
Officially known as yeoman warders, Beefeaters have guarded the Tower in central London since 1485. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Beefeaters are originally called yeoman warders, originally assigned in the 15th century to guard high profile prisoners. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference
Cameron and her 34 male colleagues, who are officially known as yeoman warders, are all former armed forces personnel with over 20 years 'service. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ms Cameron and her 34 male colleagues, who are officially known as yeoman warders, are all former armed forces personnel with over 20 years 'service. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
And in the Navy, a "yeoman" is a clerk, the guy who fills out all the paperwork. From Wordnik.com. [Annoying and pretentious terms.] Reference
Nimoy arrives, greeted by mayor and his 'yeoman' in uniform. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
You can consider these the station wagon or "yeoman" class of WD drives, perfect for most occasions. From Wordnik.com. [OCTools] Reference
On one hand, he saw farming as a business that needed to improve its efficiency; on the other hand, he saw farmers as "yeoman,". From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The term favored in Jacksonian Democracy was "yeoman", which emphasized an independent political spirit and economic self-reliance. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Now, officially, they're called yeoman warders. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference
'yeoman's service' at a crisis the most awful -- than other qualities of greater name and pretension. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1] Reference
He was descended from an old yeoman family of Hertfordshire. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
They burnt her for the yeoman of the trapezoid in the landfall. From Wordnik.com. [Parajanov Contra Zizek (oder selbst proclaimed Brechtian Beast Z vs aSublime moving picture for magnitude of efficacy.)] Reference
Soon he met a yeoman riding upon a hackney, who led in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur"] Reference
Robin Hood is now fixed to us for ever in the guise of the yeoman. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
The Rhodes family can be traced back to sturdy English yeoman stock. From Wordnik.com. [Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies] Reference
Lynch was doing yeoman duty, but it was hard to tell what side he was on. From Wordnik.com. [Out Like a Light] Reference
Nixon, according to Ehrlichman's notes, called him to ask, "Is yeoman deviate?". From Wordnik.com. [A new book reveals depths of columnist Jack Anderson's anti-Nixon tactics] Reference
Mark suggests D. joining hands of artisan and yeoman, giving each of them a vote. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Meanwhile, deep down, you know the Blackberry in your pocket is doing yeoman work. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Villency: Testing the Torch] Reference
Craftsmen are still scarce, and the yeoman must depend largely on his own skill and resources. From Wordnik.com. [The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886] Reference
O'Connor with his two Lewis guns did yeoman service to stem what had become the German counter-attack. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
She had learnt that the girl was the daughter of an old yeoman farmer who lived on his farm, quaintly called. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
The distressed condition of the yeoman farmer in Norway is strongly attested by his heavy and growing indebtedness. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Crusoe existence of the yeoman farmer, as depicted by Mr. Laing, has suffered so much invasion that it has well-nigh disappeared. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
That performance was matched by the administration's response to the leak of the India-Pakistan papers by Radford, the Navy yeoman. From Wordnik.com. [A new book reveals depths of columnist Jack Anderson's anti-Nixon tactics] Reference
In the days of Homer it was the weapon of the gods; and thousands of years after, it was the pride and glory of the English yeoman. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference
John Morgan, yeoman and forester, rose from his knee, and stood, with bowed head and fumbling fingers, abashed in a most august presence. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
"Cans't thou mend it, brave yeoman," replied Rand in the language of Robin Hood's day, in which the other had spoken, returning the salute. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
He understood that it was even usual for the yeoman farmers to have animal food -- 'salt beef and black-puddings' -- at least twice a week. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
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