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moorman1|ˈmʊə-, ˈmɔəmən|
[f. moor n.1 + man n. Cf. moorsman.]
1. One who lives on a moor.
c1790Sir M. Hunter Jrnl. (1894) 74 The Moormen fight cocks, and are very fond of the diversion. 1836A. E. Bray Tamar & Tavy I. 23 The moormen most commonly convey their peat, and all things else, on what is called a crook. 1872M. Collins Two Plunges for Pearl I. vi. 123 The best pedestrian upon ordinary roads will find himself tried by the swinging step of the moorman on his native soil.
2. An official who has charge of a moor.
1687in Croke Case of Otmoor (1831) 38 Every man that keeps cattle upon the More, shall bring his cattle to the Moor-man to be branded. 1885Sat. Rev. 5 Sept. 322 Dartmoor is divided into four quarters,..and there is a functionary called par excellence a Moorman, who has charge of each quarter on behalf of the Duchy. |