souter

noun

sou·ter ˈsü-tər

chiefly Scotland

: shoemaker

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Etymology

Middle English, from Old English sūtere, from Latin sutor, from suere to sew — more at sew

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before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of souter was before the 12th century

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