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woader rare.|ˈwəʊdə(r)|
Also 5 woder.
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
a. A dyer with woad.
b. A cultivator of woad.
1415Rolls of Parlt. IV. 75/1 Deux Drapers, un Woder, & un Tinctour. 1424Will of John Rouwe (Somerset Ho.) Tinctor siue Woder. 1616Rich Cabinet 55 b, To goe afield with victuals to his woaders or weeders. 1830Withering's Brit. Plants (ed. 7) III. 752 note, The gangs of people called Woaders, who make the culture of this herb their peculiar employment. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 67 Silk Bleacher, Woader. |