TOWNS'MAN, noun [town and man.] An inhabitant of a place; or one of the same town with another. 1. A selectman; an officer of the town in New England, who assists in managing the affairs of the town. [See Selectmen.] TOWN'-TALK, noun [town and talk.] The common talk of a place, or the subject of common conversation.
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