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Apparently an allusion to those weavers who kept their own individual tallow-pots: see 1997 citation.
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Today it means: A solitary, withdrawn or independent person. Full definition →
Apparently an allusion to those weavers who kept their own individual tallow-pots: see 1997 citation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.