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Some Special Interests => Occupation Interests => Topic started by: Boongie Pam on Thursday 27 January 05 17:39 GMT (UK)

Title: Flesher/Butcher
Post by: Boongie Pam on Thursday 27 January 05 17:39 GMT (UK): Hi All,

Are these terms interchangeable?

Has anyone noticed a timing change of when they were used - I just thought Flesher was an older term?

Pam
;D
Title: Re: Flesher/Butcher
Post by: suttontrust on Friday 28 January 05 22:53 GMT (UK): I've not come across Flesher meaning butcher. Where have you found it? I know a fletcher made arrows. Could it have been a corruption of that?
Title: Re: Flesher/Butcher
Post by: suttontrust on Friday 28 January 05 22:56 GMT (UK): Actually, looking it up in the Concise Oxford (always a good idea before wading in) I find that flesher is a Scottish term for butcher.
Title: Re: Flesher/Butcher
Post by: Boongie Pam on Saturday 29 January 05 22:03 GMT (UK): Cheers, I hadn't realised it could have deen a scottish term. I have a gent Francis Hill who alternates the term over different census (in Annan Dumfriesshire) and baptisms.

Pam
;D
Title: Re: Flesher/Butcher
Post by: Malcolm33 on Wednesday 28 February 18 22:11 GMT (UK): German for Butcher is FLEISCHER

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