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单词 water lagger
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water laggern.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: water n., an element of uncertain origin, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < water n. + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps compare lag v.2 or lag v.3) + -er suffix1. Compare waterlag n.
Obsolete.
A person who sells water from a cart; = waterleader n.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of water
water-sellereOE
waterleader?a1221
water lagger?1518
water-seller1697
water-monger1845
?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. Aviii Hostelers, or daubers, or drowpy water laggers.
?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxviii. f. 39 He commaunded..that the pages, waterlaggers, and scolyons shuld nat come nere the army, nor folowe the same [L. ne lixæ sequerentur exercitum].
1539 R. Morison tr. Frontinus Strategemes & Policies Warre i. viii. sig. C.iii C. Cesar had taken a certayne water lagger [L. aquatorem], and had knowlege by hym, that Afranius & Petreius that night wolde remoue theyr tentes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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