yeoman work

A form of yeoman's work — Synonym of yeoman's service.

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Meanings

nounyeoman work (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of yeoman's work.

    While not, perhaps, the handsomest of 4-4-2 tanks, as they had a rather large proportion of their driving wheels exposed, they proved very useful locomotives, doing yeoman work on suburban trains around London and Birmingham, and later on numerous rural routes.

    1951 March, David R. Webb, “British 4-4-2 Tank Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 152
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APA

yeoman work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeoman%20work

MLA

“yeoman work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeoman%20work. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yeoman work,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeoman%20work.

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