"waulker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waulkers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English walkere, from Old English wealcere (“one who fulls cloth”), from Proto-West Germanic *walkārī, equivalent to waulk + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|walkere}} Middle English walkere, {{inh|en|ang|wealcere|t=one who fulls cloth}} Old English wealcere (“one who fulls cloth”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*walkārī}} Proto-West Germanic *walkārī, {{af|en|waulk|-er|id2=agent noun}} waulk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} waulker (plural waulkers)
  1. (historical, chiefly Scotland) Synonym of fuller. Tags: Scotland, historical Synonyms: fuller [synonym, synonym-of], walker

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