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fellmaker

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Etymology

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From fell +‎ maker.

Noun

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fellmaker (plural fellmakers)

  1. A person who makes fells or pelts.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 297:
      She replied to the peasant woman in a calm tone of superiority, although her sparkling eyes and the quivering muscles round her mouth showed that she was not satisfied with the statement of the fell-maker.