Both Uses of
foreman
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Father was a plumber in the Tottenham Court Road, and he left a tidy business behind him, which mother carried on with Mr. Hardy, the foreman; but when Mr. Windibank came he made her sell the business, for he was very superior, being a traveller in wines.†
Chpt 3
- At last, when nothing else would do, he went off to France upon the business of the firm, but we went, mother and I, with Mr. Hardy, who used to be our foreman, and it was there I met Mr. Hosmer Angel.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(foreman) a person who is in charge of other workers
or:
a juror in a court case who is selected by other jurors to head the jury