flax-dresser

noun

Etymology

From flax + dresser.

  1. derived from drecëur
  2. inherited from dressure
  3. formed as flax-dresser — “flax + dresser

Definitions

  1. A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle

    A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler

The neighborhood

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