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costermonger | |
arch. | уличный торговец фруктами и овощами |
S | |
geol. | силурская эра |
were | |
gen. | в случае; были; запруда; гать |
hist. | вира |
obs. | вира |
medieval | |
gen. | средневековый |
street trader | |
gen. | лоточник |
selling | |
busin. | продажа |
fruit and veg | |
commer. | ФРОВ |
from | |
gen. | с |
handcart | |
gen. | ручная тележка |
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уличный торговец фруктами и овощами (торгующий с тележки | |||
зеленщик (Ремедиос_П) | |||
English thesaurus | |||
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Costermongers were medieval street traders, selling fruit and veg from handcarts (as opposed to the ‘‘hawkers'', who sold from baskets. The name derives from ‘‘costard'', a large five-sided variety of apple which no longer exists. By Shakespeare's time it had become a term of abuse, carrying the same implications as ‘‘barrow boy'' does today. |