(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:56:55

Long"shore`man (?), n.; pl. Longshoremen (#). [Abbrev. fr. alongshoreman.]

One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.

 

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