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Publican N Person Manages Pub Man Industry Arkwright

Word publican
Definition n. A person who manages a pub.
Sentence Before he became a man of industry, Arkwright was a publican, a wigmaker, and a barber-surgeon with a speciality in pulling teeth and bleeding those who were unwell.
Source At Home, Bill Bryson

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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