I find a lot of archaic words in old deeds use to describe original monuments that are no longer there.
Popple
A poplar tree with an origin in Middle English, but the term may still be used today.
Chaise House
Used to describe a carriage house, from the French meaning chair.
Hackmatack
A deciduous conifer tamarack or larch tree, from the Abenaki Algonquin.
Historic boundaries and conservation efforts.
Lockspit
That's a good one. I had to look it up.
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"Thence with the 5th line of 'such and such a deed' adjusted for 3 degrees of retrograde variation.
Ha ha. That is way too complicated for me. Why not just subtract?
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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
Keep these coming! I love this stuff!
Yeoman.
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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Thank you Murphy! I'll be sure to use popple if I am in Maine to remain incognito.
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bonecracker
Ouch!
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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
Just found a new one. Balm of Gilead tree. According to Wikipedia it is a naturally occurring hybrid between the Balsam Poplar and the Eastern Cottonwood where their ranges overlap. From an 1847 road layout description.
@james-vianna I almost added that to this post a few months ago. I saw a reference to a barway on a state map from around 1900 in Johnsburg. The location was in a ravine on the side of a mountain. I'm not sure why any type of gate would be needed there but i guess times were different. All that remains today are wire fences on the ground.
Gregg
Don Wilson has a picture of one and discussion on it in one of his later books that I cant remember the title of
Never end a sentence with a preposition, no matter what excuse you can think of. 😀 😀 😀
What's a preposition lol
Title of book was forensic procedures for boundary and title investigation