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flax-dresser

flax-dresser noun: a worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler.

Noun

flax-dresser (plural flax-dressers)

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

Forms of flax-dresser

pluralflax-dressers

Origin of flax-dresser

From flax + dresser.

Questions about flax-dresser

What does flax-dresser mean?
Flax-dresser means a worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler.
What part of speech is flax-dresser?
Flax-dresser is a noun.
What is the plural of flax-dresser?
The plural of flax-dresser is flax-dressers.

Words near flax-dresser in the dictionary

  1. flax dodder
  2. flax milk
  3. flax milks
  4. flax seed
  5. flax seeds
  6. flax-dresser
  7. flax-dressers
  8. flax-leaved daphne
  9. flax-stick
  10. flax-sticks
  11. flaxbird

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