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Drysalter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A dealer in salted or dry meats, pickles, sauces, etc.

Drysalter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs.

Drysaltery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a drysalter.