liggers

Dick went to bed that night very tired, and dropped asleep directly, thinking of Dave and the expedition to set trimmers, or "liggers" as they called them, and he was soon in imagination afloat upon the lanes and pools of water among the reeds, with Dave softly thrusting down his pole in search of hard places, where the point would not sink in.

Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp George Manville Fenn 1870

I agree, but what is holding CI back is the central objection, based on a misperception of the human condition : "It is a liggers charter" "You cannot give something for nothing".

'Quantitative easing' - an important thought: 2009

The majority of people attending this beanfeast for the BBC are going to be the usual media liggers on a jolly.

THE GLASTONBURY JUNKET 2009

While it probably does need a few people to get the coverage done as the official OB for the event would be interested to know if the beeb makes money from selling the footage outside the UK it doesnt need Mark Byford or any one of a number of other senior liggers there.

THE GLASTONBURY JUNKET 2009

Later in the day, Keith turned to splitting liggers.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Later in the day, Keith turned to splitting liggers.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Working over the winter, Keith makes 20,000 to 30,000 brorches and liggers a year.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Working over the winter, Keith makes 20,000 to 30,000 brorches and liggers a year.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

He had also cut six-foot bundles for liggers, the riven wands he uses to secure the ridge capping of the thatch in a distinctive pattern, leaving his signature on the roof much as a baker might decorate a loaf.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

He had also cut six-foot bundles for liggers, the riven wands he uses to secure the ridge capping of the thatch in a distinctive pattern, leaving his signature on the roof much as a baker might decorate a loaf.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009