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 ● Aug. 26, 2015
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 Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
The trade of pewterer was a very influential and respectable one in New England as well as Old England.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
Mr. Gladstone replied that it was the first time that he had heard of the name so far north, and that the pewterer was probably one planted out.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by Morley, John
This is the sole surviving “touch” or mark of an American pewterer of the 17th century.
From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by Cotter, John L.
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