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English
Etymology
From tripe + man.
Noun
tripeman (plural tripemen)
- (dated) A seller of tripe.
1862, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopædia of the Conditions and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, And Those That Will Not Work, volume 2, Cosimo Classics, published 2009, page 7:These portions, with the legs (called " feet" in the trade), form what is styled the tripe-man′s portion, and are disposed of to him by the butcher for 5s. 6d.
1882, Richard D. Blackmore, Christowell: A Dartmoor Tale, volume 1, Elibron Classics Replica Edition, published 2005, page 242:Without another syllable, of reasoning or reproof, the cobbler, the tailor, and the tripeman turned, and marched all abreast to the Three Horse-shoes ; and shame alone stopped their calumniators, from hastening after them, to drink their health.
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