1.
[syn: Tubman, Harriet Tubman]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Tubman
n 1: 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: Tubman, Harriet Tubman]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
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.