jan 1, 1657 - dish-thrower

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A maker of wooden bowls. In 1337 <i>William Turnour</i> cut alder to make dishes [<i>disci</i>] in Sowerby, near Halifax Sowerby (WYAS689). The occupational term is first noted in the OED in 1894 but it has a much longer history: 1599 <i>Thomas Haitfeild, Mylnehouses, par. Sheaffeild, dishturner</i> (YRS24/45); 1657 <i>I, Robert Lolly of Darley, dishturner ... to be buried at Hampsthwayte</i> (SS110/214). Later, it was synonymous with dish-thrower since Miles Hardcastle of Rigton was described as a <i>turner</i> in 1629 and a <i>dishthrower</i> in 1649 (LRS2/116-7). See bottle, turner.

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