pewterer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pewterer
1300–50; Middle English peuterer < Middle French peutrier. See pewter, -er 2
Example Sentences
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This particular bedpan was made by a New York pewterer named Frederick Bassett in the late 18th century.
From Time
Hod, hod, n. a kind of trough borne on the shoulder, for carrying bricks and mortar: a coal-scuttle: a pewterer's blowpipe.—n.
From Project Gutenberg
Tin is the principal ingredient in the composition of pewter, the other ingredients being lead, zinc, bismuth, and copper; each pewterer having his peculiar receipt.
From Project Gutenberg
An ancient writer quoted by Shaw, after detailing the terrible fates of those who took part against religious houses and churches, says: "Nor shall I relate what happened to one, Pickins, a pewterer, who on July 26, 1653, knoct in pieces the fair bell called Jesus, at Lichfield, he being the chief officer appointed for demolishing that cathedral."
From Project Gutenberg
Lead, tin, and zinc scarcely concern the artist to-day, though neither plumber nor pewterer has always been restricted to plain utilitarianism.
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