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baxters

baxters is the plural of baxter.

Meaning of baxter

Noun

baxter (plural baxters)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) A baker (originally, a female baker).
    • At this day it was agreed … that in as much as the baxters [female bakers] of this city have offended in the weight of their horsebread, it is agreed for the said offence … that from henceforth the baxters of this city shall, as long as the price of beans be at 4s [shillings] or under, sell four...1991 [1438], Lorraine C. Attreed, transl., The York House Books, 1461–1490, volume I, Wolfeboro Falls, N.H.: Alan Sutton for Richard III & Yorkist History Trust, →ISBN; quoted in Toni Mount...

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Questions about baxters

What is baxters the plural of?
Baxters is the plural of baxter.

Words near baxters in the dictionary

  1. Baxterian
  2. Baxterianism
  3. Baxterians
  4. baxterization
  5. baxterizations
  6. baxters
  7. Baxters Ridge
  8. bay
  9. bay antler
  10. bay antlers
  11. Bay Area

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