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/druy"sawl'teuhr/, n. Brit.a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.[1700-10; DRY + SALTER]
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drysalter — [drī′sôl΄tər] n. Brit. a dealer in chemical products, dyes, etc. or, formerly, in dried or salted foods … English World dictionary
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drysalter — noun Date: 1707 British a dealer in crude dry chemicals and dyes • drysaltery noun, British … New Collegiate Dictionary
drysalter — n. seller of dry goods and chemicals … English contemporary dictionary
drysalter — dry•salt•er [[t]ˈdraɪˌsɔl tər[/t]] n. brit. a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
drysalter — n. dealer in dried goods, foods, chemicals, etc. ♦ drysaltery, n … Dictionary of difficult words
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Drysaltery — Dry salt er*y, n. The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a drysalter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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