drysalter

[ drahy-sawl-ter ]

/ ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər /

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noun British.

a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.

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Origin of drysalter

First recorded in 1700–10; dry + salter

Words nearby drysalter

dry-roasted, dry rot, dry rot fungus, dry run, dry-salt, drysalter, Drysdale, dry-shod, dry sink, dry slope, dry socket

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How to use drysalter in a sentence

He was a most respectable man—a drysalter from nine to four, and a Presbyterian in his leisure moments.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green|Jerome K. Jerome
I may say that I had not during my absence from the town encountered my friend, the drysalter.
Adventures and Recollections|Bill o'th' Hoylus End
Colonel Goffe had been apprentice to a drysalter; Major-general Whalley had been apprentice to a draper.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
The old drysalter had no end of nephews and nieces, and might have provided for them all.
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

The original of this character sketch was probably Thomas Hill, the drysalter, whom Lamb knew well.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb|Charles Lamb

British Dictionary definitions for drysalter

drysalter

/ (ˈdraɪˌsɔːltə) /

noun

obsolete a dealer in certain chemical products, such as dyestuffs and gums, and in dried, tinned, or salted foods and edible oils

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