FELLMONGER

Etymology

Noun

fellmonger (plural fellmongers)

(British) Someone who sells or works with animal hides and skins.

Verb

fellmonger (third-person singular simple present fellmongers, present participle fellmongering, simple past and past participle fellmongered)

To prepare animal skin for tanning.

Source: Wiktionary


Fell"mon`ger, n.

Definition: A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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