[PW] Re: ?meaning of FA = Fatilognist

[Bristow, Barbara]

In the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, I find Fatiloquist, a fortune-teller.

Barbara Bristow
Editor, OmniFile
H. W. Wilson


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> 
> Hi,
> 
>   In trying to decipher the world of the census takers, e.g. 
> in 1880, I see 
> this last abbreviation below (and word) for the various 'jobs':
> 
> PR Preacher/Minister  ED Editor  PS Prostitute  F Farmer  R 
> Repairman; 
> FA = Fatilognist    
> 
>   In using Google, I get only one hit, the same text as this.
> 
>   Has anyone ever heard of this word? Has the occupation died 
> out completely, 
> whatever it was?  Or is it a mistranscription of some kind?
> 
>   And in a separate and unrelated question, I see an old 1885 
> advertisement 
> in a newspaper, offering both "ice boxes" and "refrigerators" 
> (for home use). 
> So what was the difference, in the days before electricity?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Allen
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