Tuesday 29 April 2014

'A Fresh Start' [or: 'Scrap Merchant 76']


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TOTTER ('
tɒtə )
Definition


Noun (archaic):

A 'rag and bone man'.
A person who makes a living by salvaging usable or saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps
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Verb:
To collect junk or scrap.

Origin:


Late 19th century:

From tot – slang for bone


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