Definitions
Medical
| Dropsy |
Edema. A
contraction of hydropsy. The presence of abnormally large amounts
of fluid. Congestive heart failure.2 |
| Palsy |
Loss of sensation,
especially the inability to control movement of certain muscles of the
face, arms or hands.1 |
Occupations
| Cooper |
a maker of barrels and
other round wooden containers 2 |
| Dishturner |
a Turner is a person who
shapes objects1. A dishturner makes
wooden bowls or dishes2 |
| Glazier |
a person that installs
glass, oiled paper, parchment, etc in windows
1 |
| Housewright |
one who builds
residential structures 2 |
| Joiner |
one who makes a
livelihood by knowing of and joining wood by glue, different joints,
etc.; a now nearly forgotten trade, once very important to the cabinet
and furniture makers, requiring knowledge of characteristics of
expansion, contraction, warping, etc. in various woods 2 |
| Matross |
a private in the army who aided the
artillery gunners to load, fire, sponge, etc. the guns
1 |
| Planter |
1) a farmer 2) a person
who owns a farm or plantation, usually more than 100 acres
1 |
| Shipwright |
a person who builds or
repairs ships 2 |
| Tanner |
a craftsman who cures
animal skin to produce leather
1 |
| Weaver |
a person who weaves rugs,
cloth, etc for his living 1 |
| Wheelwright |
a person who made wagon
and carriage wheels and installed metal tires on the wheel rims
1 |
| Vicar |
a priest, clergyman or
parson of a church who receives a salary1 |
| Yeoman |
early, quite usually one
who owned or had previously owned land in small quantity and also one
who farmed his own land for his own benefit and profit
2 |
Sources
1. Barbara Jean Evans. A to Zax, A Comprehensive
Dictionary for Genealogists & Historians. (Hearthside Press) 1995
2. Paul Drake, J.D.. What Did They Mean By That? A
Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New. (Heritage Books)
2003.
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