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town crier (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Coppersmith is a bird who makes a noise exactly like the beating of a little hammer on a copper pot; and the reason he is always making it is because he is the town crier to every Indian garden, and tells all the news to everybody who cares to listen. Do you think newspapers and town criers are needed to tell a scout what is doing on the prairies, as they are in the bosom of the States? |
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