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Roper

A maker of ropes.

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Artificer 76% connected

An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.

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Artisan 76% connected

One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

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Cowherd 76% connected

One whose occupation is to tend cows.

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Decoy 76% connected

To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to dec…

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Puncher 76% connected

One who, or that which, punches.

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Steerer 76% connected

One who steers; as, a boat steerer.

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Rope 74% connected

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…

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Rope 74% connected

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…

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