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Definition of Drysalter
1. n. A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs.
Definition of Drysalter
1. Noun. A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in preservation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drysalter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drysalter
Literary usage of Drysalter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Magazine, Or, Miscellany of Polite Literature Comprehending an (1823)
"BY EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE, CITIZEN AND drysalter. THIS is one of the most amusing
parlour-window books that we have lately seen : its design is somewhat ..."
2. The American Monthly Magazine (1837)
"Mr. Summery not in yet 1" asked Mr. Ebenezer drysalter, as he hung his hat upon
a pin in his counting-room on the ensuing morning. ..."
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