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Originally Posted by janwhin
Having written about "Pompey" White, we suddenly thought that most people were known by a nickname rather than their own name. So far we've got; "Pound Note" Tait; "Buster" Dryden; "Cac" Hume; "Stotter" Baston; "Rasto" Brown; "Gooza" and "Cud" Douglas; "Salty Sam" Hedley and his brother in law "The Rabbitcatcher" Robson; "Flit" Common; "Schemer" Common; "Little Bigun" Rutherford; "Token" Guy; "Banty" Moor; "Boss" Weddle.
That's a starter, but I bet there'll be plenty more. We know some more but not for polite society  |
I've just looked up what a putter actually did. There is very explanatory bit of info on the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Thanks for making the link with tokens and putters Janwhin!