Kembster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kembster is a noun meaning (archaic, historical) A woman who cleans or combs out wool.
Meaning
(archaic, historical) A woman who cleans or combs out wool.
Example Sentences
A married woman who supplemented her family's income by brewing ale or combing wool for yarn would not have been identified in the records as a brewster or kembster.
Word Forms
- kembsters
- kempster
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kempster, knitster, knavess, knob-thatcher, slammerkin, wench.
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