walker's earth

English

Alternative forms

Walker's earth

Etymology

From walker (“fuller, felt-maker”) + earth (“dirt, soil”). Cf. German Walkererde.

Noun

walker 's earth (uncountable)

(now dialect, rare) Synonym of fuller's earth.

References

“walker’s earth, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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