warrener
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of warrener
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at warren, -er 1
Example Sentences
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I've watched a warrener at home making rabbit snares, and as there's no particular mystery about the art, and those birds are so unsophisticated, I shall be sure to get some.
From A Mating in the Wilds by Binns, Ottwell
It was before dawn on New Year’s Day that they reached the cottage of Perks, a warrener or gamekeeper, who had been dismissed from Mrs Littleton’s service for dishonesty.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
But remember, that the warrener pays a high rent, and that therefore his rabbits are as much his property as his sheep.
From Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. by More, Hannah
One night, Perkes, who was a stout, hale yeoman, and had formerly been warrener to Mrs. Littleton, went to catch conies, with a companion named Poynter, and returned laden with spoil.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
How if the warrener should spy me here?
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various
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