| 释义 |
ˈmalt-maker
A maltster.
1455Rolls of Parlt. V. 324/2 Thus is..ye seid commen peple that were wonte to be Malt makers grevously hurt. 1551Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 115 The maltmakaris, sellaris of malt, baxtaris. 1593Norden Spec. Brit., M'sex ii. 14 Baldock..yeeldeth malt-makers not a few. 1691Tryon Art Brewing (ed. 3) 52 These ill customs all Mault-Makers ought to understand and avoid. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Malt, Our barley Malt-makers have tried all their skill to make good Malt of it [maize]. |