flax-dresser

noun

A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler

Meanings

nounflax-dresser (plural flax-dressers)

plural flax-dressers

  1. A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler

Origin

Translations

Irish haicléir
  • haicléira worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle
Romanian inar
  • inara worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle
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APA

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Chicago

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