fellmaker en · NOUN
Etymology
From fell + maker.
Meanings
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A person who makes fells or pelts.
She replied to the peasant woman in a calm tone of superiority, although her sparkling eyes and the quivering muscles round her mouth showed that she was not satisfied with the statement of the fell-maker.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 297:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell-maker | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fellmakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |