pewterer

American  

[pyoo-ter-er] / ˈpju tər ər /

noun

1. a maker of pewter utensils or containers.

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Etymology

Origin of pewterer

1300–50; Middle English peuterer < Middle French peutrier. See pewter, -er ²

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Example Sentences

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pewterer

This particular bedpan was made by a New York pewterer named Frederick Bassett in the late 18th century.

From Time ● Aug. 26, 2015

Is a common nuisance, and as great a grievance to those that come near him as a pewterer is to his neighbours.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

He gave some of these manuscripts to George Catcot, a pewterer of Bristol, who communicated them to Mr. Barret, who was writing a History of Bristol.

From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by George Birkbeck Norman Hill

And Chatterton indulged in a fit of laughter, probably remembering how easily the honest pewterer had been gulled by the story of his noble ancestry, for which he had given him a crown piece.

From Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century by Emma Marshall

The first of these had for its victim, one Burgum, a pewterer, whose ignorance and vanity exposed him to the lad's designs to obtain money from him by flattery.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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