drysalteryn.
/ˈdrʌɪˌsɒltəri/ A drysalter's store or business; the articles dealt in by a drysalter (singular and plural).
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society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods sold by other specific traders
cutlery1624
saltery ware1628
millinery1676
ironmongery1711
hardware1723
cheesemongery1760
confectionery1769
hosiery1790
hattery1824
drysaltery1847
shoemercery1862
drapery1897
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxiii. 234 The smell of which dry-saltery impregnated the air.
1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. iv. 189 A bunch of keys, commanding treasures in the way of dry-saltery.
1883 Law Times 27 Oct. 424/2 A general dealer, selling..meat and drapery, as well as groceries, or as they are called dry~salteries.
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. Extra Issue 24 July 10/1 A collection of drugs, drysaltery, and chemicals.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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