flax-dresser

English

Etymology

From flax +‎ dresser.

Noun

flax-dresser (plural flax-dressers)

1. A worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle; a hackler

Translations

a worker who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle

• Irish: haicléir m
• Romanian: inar m (archaic)