fellmonger

[ fel-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

nounChiefly British.

a preparer of skins or hides of animals, especially sheepskins, prior to leather making.

Origin of fellmonger

First recorded in 1520–30; fell⁴ + monger

Other words from fellmonger

fell·mon·ger·ing, fell·mon·ger·y, noun

Words Nearby fellmonger

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How to use fellmonger in a sentence

In the first instance, therefore, we have to consider the work of the fellmonger, the separation of wool and pelt.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
Wool is also removed from sheep by the periodic shearing, and in this case does not reach the fellmonger at all.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
Those preliminary operations are the work of the fellmonger.
Leather | K. J. Adcock

British Dictionary definitions for fellmonger

fellmonger

/ (ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who deals in animal skins or hides

Derived forms of fellmonger

fellmongering or fellmongery, noun

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