theekern.
/ˈθiːkə/, U.S. /ˈθikər/, Scottish English /ˈθikər/ Scottish and northern dialect.
A thatcher; in early use, a roofer of houses.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > roofer > thatcher
theeker14..
thacker1420
thacksterc1440
thatcherc1450
thatchester1583
stinger1808
14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 650/27 Hic architector, thekare.
1483 Cath. Angl. 382/2 A Theker, architector, tector (A.).
1554–5 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 360 Item, to ane thekar to theik the thre choippis,..xijs.
1658 in Quarter Sessions Rec. (N. Riding Rec. Soc.) (1888) VI. To a Theaker by the day... With meate 6d. Without meate 12d.
1887 J. Service Life Dr. Duguid i. xx. 132 Robin Rigging the theeker.
1904 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (from Caithness to N. Lincolnsh.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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