waulker

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English walkere, from Old English wealcere (one who fulls cloth), from Proto-West Germanic *walkārī, equivalent to waulk +‎ -er.

Noun

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waulker (plural waulkers)

  1. (historical, chiefly Scotland) Synonym of fuller.