- Vaccary
- Vaccary Vac"ca*ry, n. [LL. vaccarium, from L. vacca cow. Cf. {Vachery}.] A cow house, dairy house, or cow pasture. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
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Vaccary — Farm with dairy cows or cattle. In the 13 14c, many of these were to be found in Yorkshire and Lancashire, on land not suitable for arable crops. [< Lat. vacca = a cow] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
vaccary — vac·ca·ry … English syllables
vaccary — ˈvakərē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English vaccarie, from Medieval Latin vaccaria, from Latin vacca cow + aria ary more at vaccine : a place where cows or cattle are kept : cow pasture : dairy farm … Useful english dictionary
Vachery — Vach er*y, n. [F. vacherie, from vache a cow, L. vacca. Cf. {Vaccary}.] 1. An inclosure for cows. [1913 Webster] 2. A dairy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Prompt. Parv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
George Caley — For aviation pioneer see Sir George Cayley George Caley (10 June 1770 23 May 1829) was an English botanist and explorer in Australia.Early lifeCaley was born in Craven, Yorkshire, England, the son of a horse dealer. He was educated at the Free… … Wikipedia
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CALEY, George (1770-1829) — botanist the son of a horse dealer, was born in the north of England on 10 June 1770 (Jnl. and Proc. R.A.H.S., vol. XXV, p. 438). He was educated at the Free Grammar School at Manchester and was then taken into his father s stables. Coming across … Dictionary of Australian Biography
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Veitch — This interesting and unusual surname is a dialectal variant of Vacher, itself a medieval occupational name for a dairy man. The derivation is from the Old French vachier , the Italian vaccaro meaning a cowherd, hence in old records (Promptorium… … Surnames reference
