Drysalter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drysalter is a noun meaning (now historical) A dealer in chemicals used in the arts (oils, preservatives etc.) as well as, often, preserved foodstuffs including pickles or salted meats.
Meaning
(now historical) A dealer in chemicals used in the arts (oils, preservatives etc.) as well as, often, preserved foodstuffs including pickles or salted meats.
Example Sentences
How striking it was to find such sentiments in a man who had risen from nothing to a great fortune, as a dry-salter in London.
Word Forms
- drysalters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include desalter, saltspray, saline, salification, desalinator, salination.
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