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Re: A village challenge and questions ...
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lugnet.castle
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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:
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> > > 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.
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> > OK, I got out the dictionary, and still don't know what some of the words
> > you used are. What is ferrier? Hobbler?
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> 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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| (...) 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. (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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