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| has gloss | eng: Lengthsman is a term used mainly in English National Parks and originally used in the Peak District National Park. It refers to a person who keeps a "length" of road neat and tidy. This person was responsible for a few miles (3-6) of road. Employed by the local Parish Council, his job was to keep the grass and weeds cut down at the edge of the road and the drainage ditch clear. Litter would have been collected and wild flowers tended to. |
| lexicalization | eng: Lengthman |
| instance of | e/National parks of England and Wales |
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