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Re: A village challenge and questions ...
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Date: 
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:16:22 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Mike Stanley writes:
> 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.

??  I've never heard this before.  I'm only familiar with 'ferryman' as a term.

A farrier is someone who shoes horses, though.

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: A village challenge and questions ...
 
(...) 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. (27 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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