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Meanings of pay the waterman in English

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Usage of pay the waterman in English
1
He gave it me to pay the waterman and I hadn't the chance.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
2
This was where Daniel paid the waterman for the day, and disembarked.
The system of the world
3
Seeing I was an officer, I was admitted alongside; so I paid the waterman, and sent him away.
Frank Mildmay; Or, The Naval Officer
4
I obeyed, leaving her to be supported by the two slaves; and, having paid the waterman, shut the back door.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
5
I paid the waterman, and hastened up to my mother's house, being aware that they would either be all in bed or about to retire.
Poor Jack