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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