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[ˈowser A misprint for ouse, ooze n.1 2, perpetuated in various Dicts.
[1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 350/2 A Tanners Pooler, or Poler..is..to stir up the Ouse, or Bark and Water.] 1704Dict. Rust., Pooler, or Poler; it is an Instrument used about Tanners Pits, wherewith they stir up the Ouser [ed. 1726 Owser], or Bark and Water. 1715Kersey, Owser, the Bark and Water, in a Tanner's Pit. 1730–6in Bailey (folio). 1775Ash, Owser.., the mixture of bark and water in a tanpit. 1823in Crabb Technol. Dict. II. etc.] |