α. 1500s shewter, 1500s shoutter, 1600s sutar, 1600s sutor, 1600s 1800s suiter, 1600s 1800s suitor, 1600s–1900s shooter, 1700s shuter, 1500s–1600s (1800s in sense 2) suter.
β. 1800s suitel (Northamptonshire).
† suitern.1
Obsolete.
1. Chiefly English regional.
a. Cheese-making. A round board placed between two cheeses in a press. Cf. suiter board n. 1, suity board n.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of dairy produce > [noun] > formation of cheese > cheese-press > board between two cheeses
suiter1578
suity board1831
suiter board1851
1578 in M. A. Havinden Househ. & Farm Inventories Oxfordshire (1965) 93 In the dehowes..6 chestefates a shoutter a farges barreyll.
a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 272 Set some new whey on the fire, put in your Cheese-fat and suter and cloth.
1705 M. Wanklyn in Inventories Worcs. Landed Gentry, 1537–1786 (1998) 303 In the Dairy One cheese press,..12 cheesefates, 8 suiters for the cheesefates 3 milkin pailes.
1870 in G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. at Follower Cheese-vats, followers, and suitors.
b. Cider-making. A board placed on top of the crushed apples in a press. Cf. suiter board n. 2, cheese n.1 3b.
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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > cider-making > [noun] > mill or press > part of
voller1675
flail1678
sister1789
suiter1833
suiter board1897
1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §1316 A square board, termed a shooter.
2. A plug used in plug-draining (plug-draining n. at plug n. Compounds 2).
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > specific type > plug used in
suiter1833
1833 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 4 No. 22. 504 Fig. 3. is the main drain suter or plug;..k shows the length of the suter, which may be divided into any number of pieces, say three or four, which are connected with one another by iron links on both sides.
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 601 The next implement used is the suter or plug, which consists of three or more pieces of wood, 8½ inches in height, 6 inches in length, 4 inches at the top.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
suitern.2
/ˈsuːtə/, /ˈsjuːtə/, U.S. /ˈsudər/ 1. Bridge. As the second element in compounds: a hand consisting only or predominantly of cards from the specified number of suits. Chiefly in two-suiter n. (a) at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > types of hand
rock-crusher1859
chicane1900
yarborough1900
suiter1909
two-suiter1923
spread1929
swing hand1960
1909 S. B. Ayres Bridge 84 When the dealer looks at his cards he occasionally finds that he has dealt himself a ‘three suiter’..with the hearts lacking, or some other suit may be absent.
1964 R. L. Frey & A. F. Truscott Official Encycl. Bridge 273/1 The hand is usually one of four types: a good fit with opener's suit; a strong single-suiter; a strong two-suiter; or a balanced hand with more than 18 points.
2015 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune (Nexis) 7 Mar. b3 South started with a strong jump shift, showing either an excellent one-suiter or a quality two-suiter with hearts and diamonds.
2. A case or bag designed to hold a suit or suits (and sometimes other garments) in such a way as to avoid creasing or crumpling when travelling. Frequently as the second element in compounds denoting a piece of luggage of this type which holds the specified number of suits.Recorded earliest in one-suiter n. at one adj., n., and pron. Compounds 4. See also two-suiter n. (b) at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag > hand-held
mailc1275
clothesack1393
cloak-bagc1540
portmanteau1553
valance?a1562
pockmanty1575
cap-case1577
cloak-bearer1580
night baga1618
valisea1630
toilet1656
Roger1665
shirt case1823
weekend case1827
carpet-bag1830
holdall1851
handbag1859
suitcase1873
sample case1875
gripsack1877
case1879
grip1879
Gladstone (bag)1882
traveller1895
vanity-case1913
luggage1915
revelation1923
two-suiter1923
overnight bag1925
one-suiter1933
suiter1933
overnight case1934
Samsonite1939
flight bag1943
Pullman1946
grip-bag1958
overnighter1959
carry-on1960
Vuitton1975
go bag1991
1933 N.Y. Times 28 May 9 (advt.) Men's cases (1-suiter); reg. 12.50 Now 9.95.
1935 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 5 Dec. 14/6 The very smart English Kit Bag..or the Tour-Aider, which is made of heavy twill cloth ($9.75 and $12.50 in ‘single suiters’; $17.50 in ‘two suiters’).
1947 House & Garden July 81/1 Man's leather 3-suiter flight bag weighs 9½ lbs., has separate compartment for ties, shirts.
1987 Woman Home July 123/4 Suiters and garment bags are ideal for businessmen and women, or others without the time to iron clothes after a journey.
2013 Irish Times (Nexis) 27 July (Mag.) 14 I use a Samsung rolling case or a suiter for carry-on luggage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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