"walker's earth" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From walker (“fuller, felt-maker”) + earth (“dirt, soil”). Cf. German Walkererde. Etymology templates: {{m|en|walker||fuller, felt-maker}} walker (“fuller, felt-maker”), {{m|en|earth||dirt, soil}} earth (“dirt, soil”), {{m|de|Walkererde}} Walkererde Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} walker's earth (uncountable)
  1. (now dialect, rare) Synonym of fuller's earth. Tags: dialectal, rare, uncountable Synonyms: fuller's earth [synonym, synonym-of], Walker's earth
    Sense id: en-walker's_earth-en-noun-TMeUK1r5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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