A Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles, and Occupations by Colin Waters

A Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles, and Occupations

Colin Waters

318 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative medium-paced

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In true `Call My Bluff' style, who knows what a mell man did, or a duffer, a ripator or a bummer? This dictionary contains almost 4000 old trades, titles and occupations, many of which have disappeared or simply gone out of fashion. A useful refer...

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