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Meanings of good workman in English

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Usage of good workman in English
1
Felix chopped away slowly and deliberately; he was not a good workman.
After London; Or, Wild England
2
The good workman is generally the best man at whatever he undertakes.
Biographies of Working Men
3
I, Mongondro, in my youth, was a good workman with the adze.
South Sea Tales
4
Judge the workman by his chips, and this is a good workman.
Ways of Wood Folk
5
I can talk about it, but I am not a good workman.
A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches
6
Tom has always been a good workman, never out of a job.
The High School Boys' Training Hike
7
Yes; a good workman takes his tools wherever he finds them.
Run to Earth: A Novel
8
An employer owes a good workman something beyond the wages paid.
The Stillwater Tragedy
9
He is a good workman, and of a civil, obliging disposition.
Hodge and His Masters
10
These, with the assistance of a good workman, I executed successfully.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth: A Selection From His Memoirs
11
Jack plowed away like a good workman all the rest of the day.
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories / The Young Folks Treasu...
12
Jack, ploughed away like a good workman all the rest of the day.
Celtic Fairy Tales
13
We try our apprentices that way, but never a good workman.
Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
14
Everyone said he was a good workman, but a trifle slow.
Remarks
15
I didn't want Klein back, but he was a good workman.
Dangerous Days
16
I'm a good workman, and I've never learned to pass compliments.
Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, E...
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