"skull-thatcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skull-thatchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skull-thatcher (plural skull-thatchers)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A maker of straw bonnets. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-skull-thatcher-en-noun-K5QFXcXN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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