| 词条 | Barrow boy |
| 释义 |
Barrow boy is a British expression with two meanings, occupational and social. Street traders since the 19th century (and perhaps earlier) sold seasonal goods (especially vegetables) from two-wheeled barrows.[1] London street traders were called costermongers (from costard, the mediaeval word for apple) and more generally barrow boys, since anything could be sold from a barrow (including clothes, crockery, etc.) London's banks and investment brokerages were since their foundation privileged enclaves of wealth and high social standing. After modernisation in the 1980s[2]{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=November 2017}} they ceased to be reserves of class privilege, and employed Cockneys of proven ability as traders; such staff might be sneered at as "barrow boys" by traditionalist bankers or brokers.[3]In British mountain rescue terminology, a barrow boy is the person who guides a stretcher during a crag (steep rugged mass of rock) rescue.[4] Conventionally there are two barrow boys, one at each end of a horizontal stretcher (though it may be vertical) which may contain a casualty. The barrow boys may operate on fixed or moving ropes, and guide the progress of the stretcher to safer ground. In more generic terms, a Barrow boy may also refer to a boy from a place called Barrow. See also
References1. ^ http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XJ102446/Costermongers-barrow-purchased-by-Lord-Shaftesbury-when-he-was-enrolled-as-a-costermonger-1875U 2. ^1980s#Economics 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/business/blast-from-the-past-the-voice-brokers-still-making-themselves-heard-in-hitech-city-a3438071.html |title=Blast from the past: The voice brokers still making themselves heard in hi-tech City |website=standard.co.uk |date=2017-01-11 |accessdate=2017-02-13}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1505367/William-to-the-rescue.html |title=William to the rescue|website=telegraph.co.uk |date=2005-12-13 |accessdate=2017-02-13}} 2 : Fire and rescue services of England|Mountain rescue |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。