Words I’ve learned from reading old deeds.

[jimcox]

Lockspit

[not-my-real-name]

That’s a good one. I had to look it up.

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[GaryG]

“Thence with the 5th line of ‘such and such a deed’ adjusted for 3 degrees of retrograde variation.

[not-my-real-name]

Ha ha. That is way too complicated for me. Why not just subtract?

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[murphy]

Popple is still commonly used in Maine. I can recall hearing someone say poplar and instantly knowing they were an out-of-stater.

Cucumber Tree = Magnolia acuminata

Zin Apple = crab apple or uncultivated/wild apple tree

[Curiouser]

Keep these coming! I love this stuff!

[peter-lothian]

Yeoman.

[not-my-real-name]

Thank you Peter. We see yeoman (farmer) a lot. Also cordwainer (shoe maker), but blacksmith was still a blacksmith back then.

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[not-my-real-name]

Thank you Murphy! I’ll be sure to use popple if I am in Maine to remain incognito.

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[scotland]

bonecracker

[not-my-real-name]

Ouch!

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[Jim]

280 Old Occupations Used in the Census and Newspapers in the U.S. and U.K.
the list is available on the website https://www.theancestorhunt.com