Read full poem →I lean against the wall, mother, and struggle hard for breath.
You must have heard the step, my son, of the patrolman Death.
Dictionary Entry
A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.
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Common Phrases
. patrolmansaid patrolmanpatrolman highwaypatrolman borderpatrolman youngpatrolman statepatrolman onepatrolman uniformed
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Poetry examples for “patrolman”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.