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OP Here come the "B's":
Backmaker_______________________same as cooper
Ballast heaver____________________loaded stones into bilge of ships to improve sailing behaviour
Baller up________________________assisted potter my making balls of clay for potter to shape
Band filer_______________________metal worker in gun factory
Bandster_______________________one who bound sheaves after reapers
Bang Begger (slang)______________a constable with a strong staff
Banker (not what you might think)__a ditch digger who piled dirt on both sides of ditch
Banquetter (surprise)_____________a broker or banker
Bar Keeper______________________highway toll collector
Barker__________________________a tanner, and also a family name
Barkman________________________a barge man
Beadle_________________________a town crier, also kept order in church
Beaver_________________________a hat maker
Bedman________________________a sexton - a sexton (not sex by the ton) rang bells, dug graves,etc.
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