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tub•man

Pronunciation: (tub'mun), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -men. Old Eng. Law.
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman. Cf. postman ².

Tub•man

Pronunciation: (tub'mun), [key]
—n.
1. Harriet (Araminta), 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
2. William Va•can•a•rat Shadrach Pronunciation: (vu-kan'u-rat"), [key] 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71.

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