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ˈvoller, ˈvollier south. dial.
Forms: 7 vallor, vallow, 9 valler; 8 voler, 9 voller, vollier.
[Southern dial. var. of follower (5 a).]
That part of a cheese-press (or cider-press) to which pressure is applied.
1675Worlidge Syst. Agric. (ed. 2) 323 Vallor, or Vallow,..a Concave-Mold wherein a Cheese is pressed. [Hence in some later Dicts.]1730Budgen Hurricane fr. Bexhill to Newingden-level 2 A Cheesebail and Voler were taken from a Shelf in a Chamber. Note, The Voler is a round Piece of Inch Board, fitted into the Bail, that communicates the Force of the Press upon the Cheese. 1853Cooper Sussex Gloss. 84. 1891 Hartland Gloss. 82 Voller,..that part of a cider or cheese press to which the pressure is applied by screw or lever. |