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noun - (Obsolete, chiefly Victorian) A worker whose duties involve carrying light (i.e., not heavy) packages, as in a bank.
- There is nothing exhilarating in w:caudle, caudle, nor enchanting in w:Kensington Gardens, Kensington-gardens, when you are converted into a of children. —w:Punch (magazine), Punch, 18 September 1841
- The placed the tea-tray on it the table, knuckle, knuckling his forehead as a form of homage. —w:Charles Dickens, Dickens, w:Hard Times, Hard Times, 1854
- A type of porter ale lighter in color than the typical dark porter.
- Nearly all bitter drinks are good.... Here at least I think England cannot match Ireland, for our stouts are, as a rule, too sweet and "clammy." But there used to be in the country districts a sort of which was one of the most refreshing liquids conceivable for hot weather. —w:George Saintsbury, George Saintsbury, Notes on a Cellar Book, 1920
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