souter
or sout·ter
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
Origin of souter
1Other definitions for Souter (2 of 2)
David H., born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
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How to use souter in a sentence
So far as it goes, there is nothing in the evidence to suggest a football origin for "The Souters of Selkirk."
Highways and Byways in The Border | Andrew LangHowever, the gentleman flung down the gold, and went away, singing the Souters of Selkirk.
The Shepherd's Calendar | James HoggNeither is it necessary to suppose, literally, that the men of Selkirk were all souters.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3) | Walter ScottThese the new-made burgess must dip in his wine, and pass through his mouth, in token of respect for the souters of Selkirk.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3) | Walter ScottThe deil made souters sailors that can neither steer nor row.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
British Dictionary definitions for souter
soutar
/ (ˈsuːtər) /
Scot and Northern English a shoemaker or cobbler
Origin of souter
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