DRYSALTER

Etymology

Noun

drysalter (plural drysalters)

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Dry"salt`er, n.

Definition: 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. Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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