Tubman

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tubman \Tub"man\, n.; pl. {Tubmen}. (Eng. Law)
     One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of
     Exchequer. Cf. {Postman}, 2.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Tubman
       n : United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in
           Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground
           Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
           (1820-1913) [syn: {Harriet Tubman}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  TUB-MAN, Eng. law. A barrister who has a pre-audience in the Exchequer, and 
  also one who has a particular place in court, is so called.