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(now historical) A type of porter or manual labourer formerly employed at a port.

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scuffle hunter

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scuffle hunter

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(now historical) A type of porter or manual labourer formerly employed at a port.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的な用法）かつて港で雇用された運搬や肉体労働を行う作業員

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The old scuffle hunter shuffled along the quay, remembering the days when he carried crates for a living.

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年老いた港の荷役人は、かつて箱を運んで生計を立てていた日々を思い出しながら桟橋をよろよろと歩いた。

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(now historical) A type of porter or manual labourer formerly employed at a port.

Those (who are distinguished by the nick-name of Scuffle-hunters) prowl about the wharfs […] , under pretence of asking employment: but their chief object is to pillage and plunder whatever comes in their way.

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