barger

[Eng. barg (e); -er.] One who manages a barge. [BARGEE.] who again, like the Campellians in the north, and the London bargers , forslow not to baigne them." -Carew: Survey of Cornwall. * bar-ghāist, bar-guěst, * bar-găst, * bahr-geist, s. [First element doubtful; and guest, ghaist = ghost.] Myth. A demon with frightful teeth, long claws, and staring eyes, believed to have its habitat in Yorkshire, said to appear near gates and stiles. needed not to care for ghaist or bar -ghaist, devil or dobbie."-Scott: Rob Roy. "Thou art not, I presume, ignorant of the qualities of what the Saxons of this land call a bahr - grist ."Scott: Tales of the Crusaders , i. 294.