wilgern.
/ˈwɪlɡə/ local.attributive.1853 in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. XXVII. 60 Let Berry the wolgar plot, 1 s. a bundle next year.1882 in Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. XIV. 150 Down by the wilger plot.
1. = willow n. 1.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > willow
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants cultivated or valued for their many uses > [noun] > trees or shrubs having many uses > willow
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osier willow1693
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red osier1807
mourning willow1813
palm willow1869
fen-oak1886
bat-willow1907
cricket bat willow1907
sedge-willow1908
1682–3 in Hartland Gloss. (E.D.S.) (at cited word) Pd. for welgers 1s. 6d.
1867 W. F. Rock Jim an' Nell xxxiv. 11 Nor welgars, no nor withy-bans, 'll vix ther herts ner bin' ther hans.
2. = willow n. 3, willy n.1 2.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fish-trap > [noun] > basket
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fish-coop1803
fishing box1861
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1542 Admiralty Court Warrant Bk. 1 19 Aug. (MS) Septem duodenas excipularum anglice vij dosen of shrympe leapes vulgariter voc' willgers.
3. = willow n. 4, willy n.1 3.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > separating or cleaning > separating or cleaning with machine > machine
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wool-mill1819
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shake willey1875
wolf1875
1871 Daily News 26 Aug. (Leicester) A recommendation that more care should be exercised in the use of ‘willgers’ or ‘devils’.
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