bummaree

bummaree
A porter or dealer at Billingsgate market in London

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  • bummaree — /bu mə rēˈ/ noun 1. Orig a middleman in Billingsgate fish market 2. A porter at Smithfield meat market ORIGIN: Ety unknown …   Useful english dictionary

  • bummaree — fish jobbers or middlemen in Billingsgate Market in London who buy fish from salesmen and then retail them. Corruption of bonne marée (good fresh fish or the seller thereof) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • bummaree bond — Same as bottomry bond …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Terra nullius — (English pronunciation IPAEng|ˈtɛrə nəˈlaɪəs, Latin pronunciation IPA2|ˈtɛrːa nʊlːˈiʊs) is a Latin expression deriving from Roman Law meaning land belonging to no one , nobody s land i.e. empty land , applying the general principle of res nullius …   Wikipedia

  • bomaree — var. of bummaree …   Useful english dictionary

  • bommeree — variant of bummaree …   Useful english dictionary

  • bumbaree — variant of bummaree …   Useful english dictionary

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