A costermonger is a street seller of fruit and vegetables. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)
The costermonger Ewen Keeley used this barrow to sell fruit and vegetables on London's streets. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)
A soldier glares at the two Prushim, who suddenly take an interest in the wares of a costermonger. nun vav ❋ Unknown (2008)
We are as great friends to horses, hackney – coach and otherwise, as the renowned Mr. Martin, of costermonger notoriety, and yet we never ride. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The daughter of a costermonger, Maisie has risen somewhat above the limitations often encountered by members of her class. ❋ Unknown (2005)
If a cab should be coming through from the Place de Greve while a costermonger-woman was pushing her little truck of apples in from the Rue du Martroi, a third vehicle of any kind produced difficulties. ❋ Unknown (2007)
So the sham costermonger could easily and quickly run her truck down to the bottom of the quay, and hide it there till the real owner — who was, in fact, drinking the price of her wares, sold bodily to Asie, in one of the abominable taverns in the Rue de la ❋ Unknown (2007)
She stood square on her feet, her hands on her hips, for she was dressed as a costermonger. ❋ Unknown (2007)
He pats the heads of street boys and girls; relishes the jokes of Jack the costermonger and Bob the dustman; good-naturedly spies out Molly the cook flirting with policeman X, or Mary the nursemaid as she listens to the fascinating guardsman. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The ladies were in their pokiest old head-gear and most dingy gowns, when they perceived the carriage approaching; and considering, of course, that the visit of the Park people was intended for them, dashed into the rectory to change their clothes, leaving Rowkins, the costermonger, in the very midst of the negotiation about the three mackerel. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The basket-man, or costermonger, or dealer — call him what you will — is an indispensable personage, and what is more, he fills a most useful office. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Virtue is of so little regard in these costermonger times that true valour is turned bear-herd: pregnancy is made a tapster, and hath his quick wit wasted in giving reckonings: all the other gifts appertinent to man, as the malice of this age shapes them, are not worth a gooseberry. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Jacko shouted for help -- to the brass directing traffic, to the washwoman kneeling on marble steps, to the costermonger polishing her apples -- but his shouts wisped in the wind and were lost. ❋ Unknown (2004)
‘The wretched costermonger that comes to grief has a barrister in a wig and gown to give him his chance of escape.’ ❋ Unknown (2004)
And thus we see from the time of leaving the water till finally it reaches the unfortunate public the fish has passed through no less than six levies, that by the fisherman, the agent, the trader, the OCTROI (I.E. the city toll or town due), the auctioneer, and, finally, that by the fishwife or costermonger. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Hence the distribution of fish depends almost wholly upon the costermonger or basket-man, who takes his fish round to the public. ❋ Unknown (2004)
She may be the daughter of a duke, or the daughter of a costermonger. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Indeed his attire was more like that of a bankrupt costermonger than of a man of letters. ❋ Unknown (2003)
