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The definition of "tosher" calls to mind the equally unpleasant occupation of the "purefinders" of 18th century London. As described in Hughes'"Fatal Shore", about the settling of Australia, these enterprising folks earned a livlihood by wandering the streets of London gathering dog turds (Hughes' termnology), which they sold to the tanners for their tannic acid content.
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