Dictionarytub•manPronunciation: (tub'mun), [key] —n., —pl. -men. Old Eng. Law. a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman. Cf. postman 2. Tub•manPronunciation: (tub'mun), [key] —n. 1. Harriet (Araminta), 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War. 2. William Va•can•a•rat Shadrach Pronunciation: (vu-kan'u-rat"), [key] 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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