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Definition of Sowter
1. n. See Souter.
Definition of Sowter
1. Noun. (obsolete form of souter) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sowter
1. a shoemaker [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sowter
| sownds sowne sownes sowp sowps sowre sows sowse sowsed sowses | sowsing sowsse sowssed sowsses sowssing sowter (current term) sowters sowth sowthed sowthing | sowths sowwy sox soxhlet soxhlets soxisix soy soy bean soy flour soy milk |
Literary usage of Sowter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"... Ifr^1- sowter, *. A cobbler, or shoemaker ; the word is pure Scotch. See Jamie-
son, in Soutar. But must be made from the Latin tutor; ..."
2. Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese: Giving a List of Their by Alexander Wylie (1867)
"JOHN sowter PARKES CCXLV. REV. OSCAR RAU was appointed a missionary to China, by
the French Protestant Missionary Society at Paris, and arrived at ..."
3. Transactions by Manchester Association of Engineers (1899)
"sowter, GH, remarks on Mining Appliances, 43. SAXON, ALFRED, remarks on Balancing
of Engines, 74.—Modern Steam Engines, 118.—Machine Tools, 196. ..."
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