All 3 Uses of
bailiff
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Rock, the head bailiff, standing at the bar blew the foamy crown from his tankard.†
Chpt 8 *
- I want to show you the new beauty Rock has for a bailiff.†
Chpt 10
- 4d. in the pound, sandwichman, distributor of throwaways, nocturnal vagrant, insinuating sycophant, maimed sailor, blind stripling, superannuated bailiffs man, marfeast, lickplate, spoilsport, pickthank, eccentric public laughingstock seated on bench of public park under discarded perforated umbrella.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court