workfolk

Example Sentences

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But the act of the Lancashire workfolk was done in cold blood, and in defiance of every natural impulse.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

Long before daylight he awoke at the sound of bells, and hootings, and whistlings, which summoned the Dudley workfolk to their labour.

From Eve's Ransom by Gissing, George

To take an instance: There are clothes and shows and so forth, with which I must provide my workfolk.

From The Economist by Dakyns, Henry Graham

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

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

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

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas