"pure finder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pure finders [plural], pure collector [alternative], pure gatherer [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pure finder (plural pure finders)
  1. (obsolete) Someone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by poor people in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-pure_finder-en-noun-8YzVPhec Disambiguation of Occupations: 95 5 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pure, finder.
    Sense id: en-pure_finder-en-noun-NJfc5hyF

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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