Woolmonger
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A retailer of wool.
"[…]and the Clothier is made Creditor in Account for ſo much as he ſold for to the ſaid Merchant, then ſuch Cloathier having occaſion to pay money to a Stapler or Woolmonger for Wool, he doth buy of him, ſo the said Clothier is made Debtor, and the Woolmonger Creditor in Account: the ſaid Woolmonger hath bought his Wool of a Countrey Farmer, and muſt pay him for it, ſo the Woolmonger is made Debtor, and the Farmer Creditor:[…]"
Example
More examples"[…]and the Clothier is made Creditor in Account for ſo much as he ſold for to the ſaid Merchant, then ſuch Cloathier having occaſion to pay money to a Stapler or Woolmonger for Wool, he doth buy of him, ſo the said Clothier is made Debtor, and the Woolmonger Creditor in Account: the ſaid Woolmonger hath bought his Wool of a Countrey Farmer, and muſt pay him for it, ſo the Woolmonger is made Debtor, and the Farmer Creditor:[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English wollemongere; equivalent to wool + monger.
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