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drysalter|ˈdraɪˌsɒltə(r)|
[app. f. dry salt, after salter.]
A dealer in chemical products used in the arts, drugs, dye-stuffs, gums, etc.; sometimes also in oils, sauces, pickles, tinned meats, etc.
1707Lond. Gaz. No. 4352/4 John Lawford, late of London, Dry-Salter. 1745De Foe's Eng. Tradesman iv. (1841) I. 25 A. B. was bred a dry-salter..As a salter A. B.{ddd}understands very well the buying of cochineal, indigo, galls, sumach, logwood, fustick, madder, and the like. 1790Sir W. Fordyce On Muriatic Acid 7 (T.), I heard by accident of a drysalter, who had acquired a great reputation and a large fortune from possessing a secret that enabled him to send out to the Indies, and other hot countries, beef and pork, in a better state of preservation than any of the trade. 1828Craven Dial., Dry-salter, a person dealing in various articles for dyeing (not in pickles, according to Mr. Todd). 1848Thackeray Van. Fair lxi, There was scarce one of the ladies that hadn't a relation a peer, though the husband might be a drysalter in the City. 1891Labour Commission Gloss., Drysalter, one who deals in drugs, oils, potted meats, gums, etc. 1896Kelly's P.O. London Directory 1816 Drysalters. See also Druggists—Wholesale; also Gum Merchants; also Indigo Merchants; also Merchants—General; also Oil and Color Men. |