Monday, early occupations

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I turn bowls.

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Arkwright Noah???

glc

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Thanks to the OED:

Shanty Man - Logger/Lumberman

Treen Maker - Maker of Functional Wooden Household Objects (boxes, plates, utinsels)

Wood Breaker - A Cooper Specializing is Casks

Wattle Hurdle Maker - A Maker of Wattle Style Fence

Rover - One who Loads Cotton Yarn onto Bobbins

Tunist - One who Adjusts (Tunes) Machines (Musical Instruments, Looms, etc.)

Corder - One who Makes/Fastens Cord, Braid, or Welt, esp. in Shoemaking

Arkwright - Boxmaker

Swamper - One who Creates/Clears Logging Roads, esp. through Swamps

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Good guess Gary, Noah WAS an Arkwright.

ANSWER--Yeosar! You got it but

although I would not dispute the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) I have two slightly different answers. For "Rover" I have that occupation as an archer. I like your answer better. As for Corder I have that person as a inspector of sorts where he inspected to be certain that a cord of wood was a full cord before sale. My info came from rootsweb, out of Rhode Island, a geneology group.

I liked Gary's early Noah answer. I should have expected that one, but clever none the less. Just goes to show, God asked Noah to make a big wooden box.

By the way Charles how did you read all that small print? (Unless you're lucky enough to have the full 20 volume set.) Congrats on your research.

I work in a library!

Gary,

We have the full 20 vol. OED. It also listed 'archer' for Rover, but I thought the def. I listed was more applicable to the quasi-theme. I had a WAG on Arkwright too, since I knew that 'ark' was an old term for 'box', and I was right!