drysalter

English

noun
Definitions
  • A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in preservation.
  • A dealer in gums, dyes, drugs, etc., a kind of chemist.

Etymology

Compound from English dry + English salter.

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English

salter

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