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Obscure Professions

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Oopsadaisy3 Wed 15-Apr-20 09:51:22

The title says it all
Alphabetical order,
if it’s that obscure an explanation would be interesting.
I’ll start it off

Armpit Sniffer- sniffs up to 60 armpits a day for deodorant manufacturers

lemongrove Tue 30-Jun-20 18:54:56

Volvo mechanic

lemongrove Tue 30-Jun-20 18:55:48

Wainwright

Bellanonna Tue 30-Jun-20 20:34:58

X,Y,Z, going with Lemon's

Ale Maker

Bellanonna Wed 01-Jul-20 10:05:18

Belly builder (made insides of pianos)

lemsip Thu 02-Jul-20 09:34:14

CLOD HOPPER Plowman (rustic) A clown

Fernbergien Thu 02-Jul-20 10:57:44

Drayman

lemsip Thu 02-Jul-20 14:39:33

Eyeglass Maker

May7 Fri 03-Jul-20 17:58:08

Fingerprint Analyst

Bellanonna Fri 03-Jul-20 19:40:20

Gaunter (glovemaker)

lemsip Sat 04-Jul-20 11:45:28

Hackney Man: an early type of taxi driver; drove a horse drawn carriage for hire.

May7 Sat 04-Jul-20 15:04:29

Illusionist

Bellanonna Sun 05-Jul-20 22:00:59

Jongleur (itinerant entertainer)

Fernbergien Mon 06-Jul-20 14:14:19

Knife grinder

lemsip Fri 10-Jul-20 14:11:19

Lamplighter

May7 Fri 10-Jul-20 18:31:37

Mannequin dresser

Bellanonna Fri 10-Jul-20 20:18:20

Nob thatcher (made wigs)

Fernbergien Fri 10-Jul-20 20:56:39

Opium pipe maker

May7 Sat 11-Jul-20 23:04:54

Quantum Physicists

Fernbergien Sun 12-Jul-20 12:51:33

Rat catcher

Bellanonna Sun 12-Jul-20 23:24:10

Snake milker (extracts venom for adding to medicines)

lemsip Mon 13-Jul-20 13:56:05

Tollgate keeper

May7 Mon 13-Jul-20 19:41:03

Underwriter

Bellanonna Tue 14-Jul-20 14:51:59

Verderer

Elderflower2 Thu 16-Jul-20 13:36:37

Wax bleacher

Bellanonna Fri 17-Jul-20 19:32:54

Yiji (a Chinese courtesan)