It's History Lesson, Not 20 Questions...
Does anybody know the name of the profession from whom Melody's Gotten
Her Gold Fish.
In particular, what's it call back then in England. Are they still in
existence, I doubt it tho?
It's the rag and bone man, no longer in existence.
A friend in need is a friend to avoid.share
It's the rag and bone man, no longer in existence.
Not so, there are still a few around, though most use vans instead of horse-drawn waggons these days (our local r&bm had his pony 'liberated' by animal rights activists in the early 90's ). Local council recycling initiatives have reduced their numbers significantly.
They are sometimes called totters.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-tot1.htm
nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit.
Thanks for the reply...
Say, posted a couple questions ...here care to take a shot at'em?