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ˈranksman rare.
[f. rank n.1]
a. (See quot. 1880.)
b. One drawn up with others in a rank.
1880Jamieson, Ranksmen, a name given to two or more boats' crews fishing together and dividing the catch equally. Shetl. 1898T. Hardy Wessex Poems 89 Hosts of ranksmen round. |