What does litster mean?
Litster means (archaic, UK, Scotland) A dyer..
Litster
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(archaic, UK, Scotland) A dyer..
Example Sentences
But it was the woolen industry that provided the elder Smibert with a livelihood, for as a litster he spent his days dyeing wool, which was then woven into cloth.
Other women ran businesses that required reliance on a network of suppliers, sometimes of raw materials. Isobel Provand in the Canongate was a litster.
The smell of the tanners' and the litsters' work still hung in the night air, although they had long since gone to their weary beds.
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- litsters
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But it was the woolen industry that provided the elder Smibert with a livelihood, for as a litster he spent his days dyeing wool, which was then woven into cloth.
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