Dictionary Of Old Trades And Occupations

Download or read book A Dictionary of Old Trades, Titles and Occupations written by Colin Waters and published by . This book was released on 2005-03-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our own time, the world of work has changed enormously and some of the once familiar names and terms have fallen into disuse only to be understood with the help of a dictionary. For instance, who now know what buddle boys, claquers, dobbers, hokey pokey men, rogue spotters and sperviters are?Colin Waters' excellent dictionary explains the function of nearly 4,000 old trades, titles and occupations, and contains over 70 illustrations. It is a comprehensive reference book that will be widely welcomed and is sure to become a much used companion; especially to all those interested in family, social and local history.