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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CUSTOMARY WEAVER, n. comb. = Customer weaver (see Customer).Abd. 1844 W. Thom Rhymes and Recoll. 26:
I accidentally obtained a job from a customary weaver in the Garioch.Dmf. 1869 N. and Q. (4th Series) III. 197:
It is a mistake to suppose that the term customary was confined to handloom-weavers of linen, as it applied equally to those of wool. . . . In the spring the yarn produced [at home] . . . was sent to the weaver to be manufactured into cloth; he returned so many yards according to the quantity he received of the yarn; the balance he retained as his remuneration.
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