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Definition of Bummarees
1. bummaree [n] - See also: bummaree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bummarees
Literary usage of Bummarees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"bummarees, a term given to a class of speculating salesmen at Billingsgate market,
not recognised as ... The bummarees are accused of many trade tricks. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"bummarees, unrecognised hangers-on at Billingsgate Fish Market, who act as
middlemen between the wholesale and retail dealers, and who make a profit out of ..."
3. Expository lectures on st. Paul's Epistles to the Corinthians by Frederick William Robertson (1872)
"In a Military Prison.—German War Prayers.—Flogged.—Sunday Afternoon at Guy's.-—Butcher
Jack's Story. —bummarees.—A Deserter's Story.—Lions and Lion-Tamers. ..."
4. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1896)
"A great part of the fish in the market is therefore bought by middlemen, called
bummarees, who sort it for the convenience of retail buyers. ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1884)
"... even in those days, against the insolence and greediness of fishmongers in a
way that reminds us of the outcry at present against the " bummarees " and ..."
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