lawman

law·man

[law-man, -muhn]
noun, plural law·men [-men, -muhn] .
an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English laweman, earlier lageman, Old English lahmann. See law1, -man

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Law·man

[law-muhn] .
noun
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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lawman (ˈlɔːmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -men
chiefly (US) an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff

Layamon or Lawman (ˈlaɪəmən, ˈlɔːmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
12th-century English poet and priest; author of the Brut, a chronicle providing the earliest version of the Arthurian story in English
 
Lawman or Lawman
 
n

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