Crossword clues for keelman
keelman
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Keeler \Keel"er\, n. [See 3d Keel.]
One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
Wiktionary
n. (context historical English) A keeler; one who manages a coal boat.
Usage examples of "keelman".
People who work on crowded waterways seem to acquire an extraordinary proficiency in the art of abuse, and in the said art a keelman is much superior to the Thames bargeman.
The faith which the genuine keelman has in his athletic idol is almost touching.
If a stranger spoke disrespectfully of the present member for Newcastle in the hearing of a keelman it is not improbable that a crowd would be called, and the critic would be immersed in the river: but the crowd could not explain lucidly their reasons for such strong political action.
The fact is that the keelman has no interest in the affairs that occupy people ashore.
For a long time before the last championship race the sporting keelmen put by money every week to back the Tynesider, and the melancholy result of the race desolated Sandgate.
Tyneside population become very arrogant, and the keelmen insufferable.
You're saying that ceteris paribus, the Company of Keelmen is preferable to that of Weavers?