baxter
nouncommon in dialogue
A baker (originally, a female baker).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA baker (originally, a female baker).
At this day it was agreed … that in as much as the baxters [female bakers] of this city have offended in the weight of their horsebread, it is agreed for the said offence … that from henceforth the baxters of this city shall, as long as the price of beans be at 4s [shillings] or under, sell four horseloaves for 1d [penny] and that every horseloaf shall weigh 3lbs; […]
It isn't the city bakers who are guilty of making underweight loaves or overcharging for them; it's the women baxters.
Etymology
From Middle English bakestere, bakestre, bakistre, from Old English bæcestre, feminine of bæcere (“baker”). See baker, as bake + -ster.
Forms
- plural
- baxters
baxter · A baker (originally, a female baker).
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