A woman engaged in some humble profession, such as a Fish-wife, Ale-wife, Apple-wife, Tripe-wife, Oyster-wife, etc.
"Then came I by a wife that did custards sell."
Jack Juggler (1563).
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A daily calendar of the world's oldest professions
About Me
- Richard Voorhees
- Voorhees' unabridged dictionary of "The World's Oldest Professions" is available on Amazon and at http://www.rgvoorhees.com. Follow him on Twitter @richvoorhees.
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May
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- Fireman
- Henry Miller on Business Magnates
- Duchess
- Censor
- Footman
- Archer
- Politics and the Gaming Industry
- Engineer
- A Complaint of the Blacksmiths
- Junkman
- Forger
- Clerics and the Selling of Wine
- Shipper
- Zemindar
- Wife
- Pope
- Custos Rotulorum
- Flaubert on Ebonists
- Merchant
- Ventriloquist
- Tacitus on Plunderers
- Conquerors and Inflation in Ancient Rome
- Bricklayer
- Newsboy
- Mate
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