Litster

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dyer. Scotland, UK, archaic

    "But it was the woolen industry that provided the elder Smibert with a livelihood, for as a litster he spent his days dyeing wool, which was then woven into cloth."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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dyerdyer

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"But it was the woolen industry that provided the elder Smibert with a livelihood, for as a litster he spent his days dyeing wool, which was then woven into cloth."

Etymology

From Middle English litestere, from liten (“to dye”) (from Old Norse litr) + -stere (see -ster).

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