All 5 Uses of
peasant
in
A Piece of String
- It was market-day, and from all the country round Goderville the peasants and their wives were coming toward the town.†
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- The horns of cattle, the high, long-napped hats of wealthy peasants, the headdresses of the women came to the surface of that sea.†
- And the sharp, shrill, barking voices made a continuous, wild din, while above it occasionally rose a huge burst of laughter from the sturdy lungs of a merry peasant or a prolonged bellow from a cow tied fast to the wall of a house.†
- The peasants examined the cows, went off, came back, always in doubt for fear of being cheated, never quite daring to decide, looking the seller square in the eye in the effort to discover the tricks of the man and the defect in the beast.†
- The peasant, furious, raised his hand and spat on the ground beside him as if to attest his good faith, repeating: "For all that, it is God's truth, M'sieu le Maire.†
Definition:
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(peasant) used historically or possibly in relation to a very poor country: a person of low income, education, and social standing -- especially one who raises crops or livestock