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cottoneer rare.|kɒt(ə)ˈnɪə(r)|
[f. cotton n. + -eer1; cf. mod.F. cotonnier.]
A cotton-manufacturer or worker; a cotton-spinner. In 17th c. applied to the makers of ‘Kendal cotton’.
1615R. Brathwait Strappado 189 Title, To all true-bred Northern Sparks, of the generous society of the Cottoneers. 1843Blackw. Mag. LIV. 539 The false fleeting Association of these Lancashire Cottoneers. |