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merry men

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merry men
pl n
Facetious a person's assistants or followers
[originally, the companions of a knight, outlaw, etc.]
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No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his, nor were there ever such yeomen as the sevenscore merry men that roamed with him through the greenwood shades.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
All that summer Robin Hood and his merry men roamed in Sherwood Forest, and the fame of their deeds ran abroad in the land.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
But, clerk, if you would see your brother you must on, for there is a meeting to-day, and his merry men will await him ere the shadows turn from west to east.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
 
 
 
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