† disheressn.
Obsolete. rare.
A woman who makes or sells dishes.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of dishes or pots > woman
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pig-wife1787
pot-woman1802
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of domestic utensils > [noun] > maker of dishes, bowls, or cups > woman
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a1300 Hundred Rolls in Bardsley Eng. Surnames (1873) 349 Margaret la Disheress [1875 (ed. 2) p. 393 le Disheresse].
1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. v. 166 A Ropere, a Redyng-kyng, and Rose þe disschere. [1377 B. v. 323 Rose þe dissheres; v.r. dyssheres douȝter. 1393 C. vii. 372 disshere].
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