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† Fewterer. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. † Fewterer Obs. Forms: α. 4–5 vewter. β. 6–8 feuterer, futerer, pheu-, phewterer, 6– fewterer. [ME. vewter and early modE. fewterer appear to be corrupted adoptions of AF. veutrier (= Anglo-Lat. veltrarius) in same sense, f. OF. ventre, vautre, veltre (later F. vautre) = Pr. veltre, It. veltro:—popular L. *veltrum, corruption of L. vertragum (nom. -us) greyhound, a Gaulish word, f. Celtic ver- intensive prefix + root trag- to run.]

1   A keeper of greyhounds. Also in a wider sense, an attendant. Also with defining word prefixed; as fox-, yeoman-fewterer.

2 c. 1340.  Gaw. & Gr. Knt., 1146.        To trystors vewters ȝod, Couples huntes of kest, Þer ros for blasteȝ gode, Gret rurd in þat forest.

3 c. 1450.  Bk. Curtasye, 631, in Babees Bk. (1868), 320.        Þo vewter, two cast of brede he tase, Two lesshe of grehoundes, yf þat he hase.

4 1545.  Joye, Exp. Dan., iii. E v b. These pharisaicall foxe fewterers.

5 1599.  B. Jonson, Ev. Man out of Hum., II. iii. And perhaps stumble upon a yeoman pheuterer, as I doe now.

6 a. 1625.  Fletcher, Woman’s Prize, II. ii.        A dry nurse to his coughs, a fewterer To such a nasty fellow.

7 1691.  Blount, Law Dict., s.v. Vautrier, Hence our corrupted word Feuterer, for a Dog-keeper.

8 1737.  Compl. Fam.-Piece, II. i. 312. He that is chosen Fewterer, or that lets loose the Greyhounds, shall receive the Greyhounds match’d to run together into his Leesh as soon as he comes into the Field.

9 1801.  Sporting Mag., XVIII. May, 100/2. Feuterer.—A dog-keeper.

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