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Lodesman

Loadsman \Loads"man\, Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. [Load, lode + man. See Lode.] A pilot. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Lodesman

Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. Same as Loadsman. [Obs.]

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lodesman

n. (context historical nautical English) A pilot; navigator.