Someone asked last week about the meaning of 'court tipster' as an occupation. I still have not found it, but did find this interesting site that give 100's of old definitions. While it is a British site, many of the terms were carried to America. http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html#C Here are some definitions from the site: COURT FACTOR A person who bought and sold courts (small carts). COURT ROLLER A person in charge of the court rolls and records. COURT TOOLMAKER A manufacturer of tools used to produce carts known as courts. COURTIER The owner and driver of a horse and cart known as a court.