† wrakern.
Scottish. Obsolete.
One who inspects goods and rejects or destroys the faulty.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] > maintenance of standards > person employed in
searcher1417
conner1467
policiera1500
cunster1535
wraker1584
wracker1719
sampler1778
overhauler1860
fruit-meter1881
quality controller1947
1584 Sc. Acts, Jas. VI III. (1814) 302 [To] appoint ane discrete man to be visitour, wraker [v.r. wracker], gager, and birnar of the saidis treis.
1584 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 343 Jadgeares, wrakeris, visitouris and markeris of the haill hering and quhyte fishe that sall cum within the port.
1598 in Rec. Convent. Burghs Scot. (1870) I. 31 Iadger burnear, or wraker of all barrellis and hogheidis of salmond and hering.
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