drysalter

[drahy-sawl-ter]

noun British.

a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.

Origin of drysalter

First recorded in 1700–10; dry + salter

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for drysalter

Historical Examples of drysalter

I have never forgotten that my grandfather, on the mother's side, was a drysalter.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)
Charles James Lever
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for drysalter

drysalter

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012