tubman

tub·man

[tuhb-muhn]
noun, plural tub·men. Old English Law.
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
Compare postman2.


Origin:
1635–45; tub + -man

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Tub·man

[tuhb-muhn]
noun
1.
Harriet ( Araminta ) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the underground railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
2.
William Va·can·a·rat Shadrach [vuh-kan-uh-rat] , 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71.
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William Vacanarat Shadrach (vəˈkænəˌræt ˈʃædræk). 1895--1971, Liberian statesman; president of Liberia (1944--71)

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