| 释义 |
† ˈpig-taker Obs.
A purveyor of pigs: formerly an office in the Royal Household.
1455in Househ. Ord. (1790) *21 Th' office of the Catery..1 Grome Piggetaker. 1538Ibid. 218 Allowance to be given..unto Thomas Playfoote, Yeoman-Pigtaker for every Veale, being fatt and good,..that he shall send into the Larder. |