occupation help - Mazviero?

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occupation help - Mazviero?

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Can anyone please try to read or interpret Vincenzo Lima's occupation?
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/332 ... 20%201.pdf
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Hi,
maybe:
"mazziere/o"= Who, marking time with a sledgehammer, start the parade of a band, a group of majorettes, etc...
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He was a farmer (contadino).
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marisa0708 wrote:He was a farmer (contadino).
The groom, who was a Vincenzo, was a contadino or peasant/farmer, but the bride's father, Vincenzo Lima, had the occupation which suanj indicated below:

mazziere/o"= Who, marking time with a sledgehammer, start the parade of a band, a group of majorettes, etc...

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Thanks Erudita!
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