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workfolk

plural noun
work·folk | \ˈwərk-ˌfōk \
variants: or workfolks \ˈwərk-ˌfōks \

Definition of workfolk 

: working people especially : farm workers

First Known Use of workfolk

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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