fellmonger

[ fel-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chiefly British.

a preparer of skins or hides of animals, especially sheepskins, prior to leather making.

fellmonger

/ ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡə /

First recorded in 1520–30; fell ⁴ + monger

In the first instance, therefore, we have to consider the work of the fellmonger, the separation of wool and pelt.

Wool is also removed from sheep by the periodic shearing, and in this case does not reach the fellmonger at all.

Those preliminary operations are the work of the fellmonger.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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