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Whitleather means A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt..
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A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt..
1836, "the author of The Book of the Seasons", Days at My Grandfather’s, Mrs. Alaric Watts (editor), The New Year's Gift and Juvenile Souvenir, page 83, So to keep him out there was a loop of whitleather fastened to the latch, which when hung on the catch let the door stand open about three inches.
A buttrice,^([hoof-parer]) and pincers, a hammer and nail, And apron, and scissars for head and for tail, Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall, With collars and harness, for thiller and all.
Wounds that require ſtitching, muſt be done with a fine ſhred of whitleather, which is much better than either ſilk or thread; the former will not cut the fleſh and ſkin, as the latter does.
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Whitleather means A soft, pale leather prepared by tawing with alum and salt..
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1836, "the author of The Book of the Seasons", Days at My Grandfather’s, Mrs. Alaric Watts (editor), The New Year's Gift and Juvenile Souvenir, page 83, So to keep him out there was a loop of whitleather fastened to the latch, which when hung on the catch let the door stand open about three inches.
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