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Robbie
Mar 15, 2007 - 10:14PM
"Duncher"

Anybody know the origin of the word 'Duncher' as a flat cap is commonly called in Belfast?

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Dabbler
Mar 16, 2007 - 7:17PM
Re: "Duncher"

Got this through 'google', Bobby:
The duncher is the Belfast name you know for flat caps. The tradesmen wore their dunchers, but the gaffers or the bosses and they managers they wore bowler hats.

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Dabbler
Mar 16, 2007 - 8:15PM
Re: "Duncher"

And this from 'Urban Dictionary' online: A duncher is a flat cap that used to be worn by the shipyard workers at Harland & Wolff, Shipbuilders, Queen's Island, Belfast.
I can confirm this, and it may surprise any of my younger brethren reading this to learn that our 'Da' wore one as a rivetter in said shipyard, before all but one of them were born.
Nothing to be found in terms of etymology, I'm afraid.

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