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workfolk

or work·folks

[ wurk-fohk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

people who work for a wage, salary, commission, etc., especially rural or agricultural employees.

workfolk

/ ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk /

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; work, folk

Tess waited outside the door of the farmhouse till the group of workfolk had received their wages, and then Marian introduced her.

The voices and laughs of the workfolk eating and drinking under the rick came to her as if they were a quarter of a mile off.

The other workfolk were by this time all gathered under the rick, where the loose straw formed a comfortable retreat.

"We workfolk shall have some lordly junketing to-night," said Cainy Ball, casting forth his thoughts in a new direction.

No saint or philosopher ever betrayed a greater fortitude than these poor and simple workfolk.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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