Tawyer
//ˈtɔɪ.ə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of tawer. alt-of, alternative
"If the skins were bought from the butcher or fellmonger by a tawyer or whittawyer, rather than a tanner, the process used was different."
Example
More examples"If the skins were bought from the butcher or fellmonger by a tawyer or whittawyer, rather than a tanner, the process used was different."
Etymology
From taw + -yer.
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