barrow boy


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barrow boy

n. Chiefly British
A costermonger.
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barrow boy

n
(Professions) Brit a man who sells his wares from a barrow; street vendor
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barrow boy

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This gives them a foundation for the higher priced airtime that would later be sold to my beer swilling, smoking East End barrow boy mates.
Me And My Girl, Chichester Festival Theatre (July 2 - August 25) Matt Lucas and Caroline Quentin in the much-loved musical comedy about a Cockney barrow boy who needs coaching after he inherits a title.
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'WE'RE back on the pier," yells Jamie Oliver, doing his best barrow boy impression.
That had better not be a barrow boy promise or his reputation will sink even lower.
Veteran trader and self-described barrow boy Albert Sayers was among those unable to access the street.
“I wrote Barrow Boy to inspire young readers work towards achieving their dreams in spite of whatever constraints they may be facing.
AND so Liverpool''s greatest barrow boy Sir Terry Leahy will hang up his straw hat at Tesco next year after overseeing its phenomenal rise as an international retail force.
The "Barrow Boy" journalists, as you call them, printed what they were told to by their owner, Rupert Murdoch.
"A 'costa' is the type of cockney apple," explained Major, "and the 'monger' is the seller, which means a barrow boy. I've been all round the London markets and others around the world, as well as the Cypriot markets here."
Firmly and frequently, expose that smooth Eton barrow boy, who sells policies without costings.
GLASGOW supremo Sean Lineen has hailed his streetwise Barrow boy after his side's stunning 21-17 triumph over Leinster at Firhill.