silk throwern.
/ˈsɪlk ˌθrəʊə/, U.S. /ˈsɪlk ˌθroʊər/ Now historical.
A person who twists silk filaments into raw silk, or who twists together two or more single threads or yarns of silk to make silk thread or yarn. Cf. silk throwster n.A ‘Petition of the Silk-Throwers’ of 17 April 1621, quoted in J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (1720) v. xiv. 234/1, has not been traced.
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1633 A. Munday et al. Stow's Surv. of London (new ed.) 649 This Company of Silke-throwers..having gained their Trade..from the Strangers, since Anno quinto of Queen Elisabeth.
1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 45 The discouragement put upon the Silk-throwers by the Corporation and Company of London.
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (at cited word) Their arms are Argent, three bundles of silk Sable, on a chief a silk thrower's mill.
1771 Middlesex Jrnl. 6 June The action was brought against the Defendant, for carrying on the trade of a Silk-thrower without having served an apprenticeship for seven years.
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Silk-throwers-company, one of the minor livery companies of London, which has no hall.
1881 Derby Mercury 2 Feb. 6/4 James Harlow, silk thrower, was charged in custody with assaulting his wife on the 24th January.
1906 Board of Trade Labour Gaz. May 147/1 At Congleton it [sc. employment] was good with silk throwers.
1998 Hist. Jrnl. 41 286 His allies included..an assortment of local silk throwers, weavers, blacksmiths, and the like.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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