(UK, dated) A porter or dealer of fish at Billingsgate Fish Market in London.
The bummaree is the jobber or speculator on the fish-exchange. Perhaps on every busy morning 100 men buy a quantity of fish, which they account likely to be remunerative, and retail it, or dispose of it in lots to the fishmongers or cost…
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(UK) A person fulfilling a similar function at the Smithfield Meat Market in London.
The bummaree is the jobber or speculator on the fish-exchange. Perhaps on every busy morning 100 men buy a quantity of fish, which they account likely to be remunerative, and retail it, or dispose of it in lots to the fishmongers or cost…
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