yeoman service

A form of yeoman's service — Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of yeoman's service.

    Though largely ousted on main-line duties by the 4-6-0, this type [the 4-4-0] performed yeoman service on express work during the latter part of the last century and the early part of this.

    1945 November and December, H. C. Casserley, “Random Reflections on British Locomotive Types—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 321
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“yeoman service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeoman%20service. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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