wadder
A manufacturer of wadding.
Noun alt of, countable
- Pronunciation spelling of water
Origin
Represents dialects with t- and d-flapping, where the phonemes /t/ and /d/ merge into [ɾ] in some positions.
Forms
Noun Entry 2
- A manufacturer of wadding.
- The evidence shows that most of the meetings attended by the wadding manufacturers were meetings of the Canadian Quilting Manufacturers Association. The wadders had but a few meetings of their own […] - 1956, Canada....
- Weavers, reelers, wadders and those working in the filature refused to move, and when forced, produced inferior quality goods or ran away at the earliest opportunity, partly because they were separated from their...
Origin
From wad + -er.
Forms
Verb
- Pronunciation spelling of water