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Definition of Bottomer
1. Noun. A person who makes the seat part of a wooden chair (ie. where the sitter's bottom will go). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bottomer
1. one that bottoms [n -S] - See also: bottoms
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bottomer
Literary usage of Bottomer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1878)
"It so happened that in this case the contractor acted as bottomer, and thus was
paid wages as such by the Company, who had agreed to allow him so much for ..."
2. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by John Hoyland (1816)
"Solomon Jones, do. 7 do. 4 do. 2 do. {Men and Women, 22 52 Children. Chair-bottomer,
Bolton-street. Knife-grinder, Paddington. Chair-bottomer, New-street. ..."
3. The Scottish Law Review and Reports of Cases in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1885)
"His Lordship remarked that the probability was that the accident would not have
occurred had there been a bottomer, and that the mistake would have been ..."
4. Transactions by Mining Institute of Scotland, Tuberculosis Society of Scotland (1881)
"cage goes up instead of down, or vice versa, the bottomer "can stop it instantly
and reverse its motion by using the signal lever without disturbing the ..."
5. Meliora (1865)
"The heald is made by forming lower or upper lines of loops on the single lines
that have been already made independently by the bottomer or topper. ..."
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