As early as the 1600s, the British showed their contempt for idle, unproductive people by calling them “crackers,” “clay-eaters,” “lubbers” and “rubbish.”
By Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Books
Fri, 09/22/2017 - 4:00am
As early as the 1600s, the British showed their contempt for idle, unproductive people by calling them “crackers,” “clay-eaters,” “lubbers” and “rubbish.”