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pearmonger|ˈpɛəˌmʌŋgə(r)|
[f. pear n. + monger.]
A dealer in pears. Usu. in alliterative phrase as pert as a pearmonger.
1565J. Harding Confut. Jewell's Apol. v. v. 247 Here pricketh forth this hasty Defender, as peart as a peare⁓monger. a1732Gay New Song on New Similies 9 Pert as a pear-monger I'd be, If Molly were but kind. 1738Swift Pol. Conversat. 69 You are as pert as a Pearmonger this Morning. 1835[see pert a. 4 a]. |