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Name Term description
NameHM printer and stationer Term description

One who produces official documents for the Government and sells paper, ink, etc., to Government offices
NameHog merchant Term description

One who buys and sells hogs and pigs
NameHookmaker Term description

One who makes hooks
NameHorner Term description

Maker of horn items, for example Spoons, combs
NameHorse merchant Term description

One who buys and sells horses and ponies
NameHorse, master of Term description

One who oversees the stables, often of a royal court or a nobleman
NameHorse-cooper/horse-cuper/horse-couper Term description

One who buys and sells horses and ponies
NameHorse-dealer Term description

One who buys and sells horses and ponies
NameHorsehirer/horse-hirer Term description

One who owns horses for hire
NameHorsehyrer Term description

One who owns horses for hire
NameHorsesetter Term description

One who owns horses for hire
NameHorse-setter Term description

One who owns horses for hire
NameHosier Term description

Hose maker
NameHostler Term description

Innkeeper
NameHouse carpenter Term description

One who works with wood in a domestic setting
NameHouse surveyor Term description

One who estimates quantities for building or for revenue purposes
NameHousehold master Term description

Senior male servant in charge of a household
NameHousekeeper Term description

Senior indoor servant, usually female
NameHouse-keeper Term description

Senior indoor servant, usually female
NameHouse-steward Term description

Senior indoor manservant
NameHuckster Term description

Pedlar, hawker
NameHusbandman Term description

Tenant of a dwelling and land on an estate
NameHynder Term description

Farm servant
NameHyne Term description

Farm servant
NameHol. Term description

Holograph