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Name Term description
NameWet nurse Term description

A person employed to suckle a child for its mother

NameWharffinger Term description

Wharf-owner

NameWheelwright Term description

One who makes and fits wheels

NameWheel-wright Term description

One who makes and fits wheels

NameWhip and band maker Term description

Leather worker specialising in whips and belts (bands)

NameWhite fisher/whitefisher Term description

One who catches white fish such as cod or plaice to sell

NameWhite-ironman Term description

One who sells white-iron goods

NameWhite-iron-smith Term description

One who makes goods from white-iron

NameWidow Term description

Woman whose husband is dead

NameWig-maker/wigmaker Term description

One who makes wigs and hairpieces for men and women

NameWinder Term description

In textile industry, wound the warp thread from bobbins onto large spools, or the weft thread onto cops, in preparation for weaving

NameWine cooper Term description

Maker of wine barrels

NameWine merchant Term description

One who deals in wine and spirits

NameWintner Term description

Wine merchant, spirit dealer

NameWiter Term description

Lawyer, notary

NameWobstar Term description

One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn

NameWobster Term description

One who uses a loom to make cloth from yarn

NameWood-cutter Term description

One who cuts timber and rough wood

NameWood-merchant Term description

One who deals in wool

NameWool merchant Term description

One who deals in wool

NameWoolcomber Term description

One who prepares woollen yarn for use

NameWool-comber Term description

One who prepares woollen yarn for use

NameWoolfyner Term description

One who prepares woollen yarn for use

NameWoollen-draper Term description

One who sells woollen cloth to the public

NameWoolman Term description

One who deals in wool