All 4 Uses
bailiff
in
The Railway Children
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- 'Where does he live?' the bailiff from the farm asked, when Jim had been lifted on to a hurdle.†
p. 233.7 *
- 'Seems to me the Doctor ought to have a look in first,' said the bailiff.†
p. 233.9
- 'All right, said the bailiff, 'you ought to know what your Ma 'ud like.†
p. 234.2
- 'Then we're to take him up to Three Chimneys?' said the bailiff.†
p. 234.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In the United Kingdom, a bailiff is an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.