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Re: A village challenge and questions ...
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Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:10:47 GMT
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:40:00 GMT, "John DiRienzo"
<ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote:

such essential duties as a Blacksmith, fletcher, butcher, baker, carpenter,
hobbler, ferrier, etc.  These "professionals" would be granted land for • their
workshop and usually would dwell in the same building.

  OK, I got out the dictionary, and still don't know what some of the words
you used are.  What is ferrier?  Hobbler?

A ferrier is someone who maintains or operates a ferry - fairly
important work if your town is located near or on a river.  Hobbler?
No idea.  A cobbler is a shoemaker, but that's the only similar
sounding word I can think of.



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Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: A village challenge and questions ...
 
(...) ?? I've never heard this before. I'm only familiar with 'ferryman' as a term. A farrier is someone who shoes horses, though. James (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: A village challenge and questions ...
 
(...) Neg, as the other James pointed out, a Ferrier is someone who shoes horses...like my wife's old boss in Victoria. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: A village challenge and questions ...
 
(...) OK, I was in a hurry and didn't spell check... I meant farrier, as in the person who shoes horses, actually considered a different occupation from the black smith who makes the shows. I also meant Cobbler, as in the person who cures leather (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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Dan wrote in message ... (...) the (...) for (...) their (...) OK, I got out the dictionary, and still don't know what some of the words you used are. What is ferrier? Hobbler? (...) fame (...) all (...) Is that similar to a modern day health (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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