tubman

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noun

One of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

tubman1

nountubman (plural tubmen)

plural tubmen · alternative tub-man · alternative tub man

  1. UKobsoletelawOne of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas (the other being the postman).

Tubman2

proper nounTubman (plural Tubmans)

plural Tubmans

  1. A surname.

    I hadn't told anyone she was going to have a baby, except Jimmy Fargo. I tell him just about everything. And Sheila Tubman knew, because she lives in our building and could see that Mom was pregnant.

    1980, Judy Blume, Superfudge

Origin

  1. Englishtub
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishtubman

From tub + -man.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tubman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubman

MLA

“tubman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubman.

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