otter-down
erroneous for eider-down (an unfamiliar word at the time).
| 1759 Johnson Idler No. 40 ¶4 Now to be sold, for ready money only, some duvets for bed-coverings, of down, beyond comparison superior to what is called otter-down. |
otter-down
erroneous for eider-down (an unfamiliar word at the time).
| 1759 Johnson Idler No. 40 ¶4 Now to be sold, for ready money only, some duvets for bed-coverings, of down, beyond comparison superior to what is called otter-down. |
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