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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - costermonger

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The term, which derived from the words costard (a type of apple) and monger, i.e. "seller," came to be particularly associated with the "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from a wheelbarrow or wheeled market stall. Costermongers have existed in London since at least the 16th century, when they were mentioned by Shakespeare. They probably were never more numerous than during the Victorian era, when there were said to be over 30,000 in 1860. They gained a fairly unsavoury reputation for their "low habits, general improvidence, love of gambling, total want of education, disregard for lawful marriage ceremonies, and their use of a peculiar slang language." [John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary, 1859]  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - costermonger

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Marchand [...] qui vend des fruits, des légumes et qui transporte son éventaire dans une petite voiture.  1, fiche 1, Français, - marchand%20des%20quatre%2Dsaisons

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol