ˈvoller, ˈvollier south. dial.
Forms: 7 vallor, vallow, 9 valler; 8 voler, 9 voller, vollier.
[Southern dial. var. of follower (5 a).]
That part of a cheese-press (or cider-press) to which pressure is applied.
| 1675 Worlidge Syst. Agric. (ed. 2) 323 Vallor, or Vallow,..a Concave-Mold wherein a Cheese is pressed. [Hence in some later Dicts.] 1730 Budgen Hurricane fr. Bexhill to Newingden-level 2 A Cheesebail and Voler were taken from a Shelf in a Chamber. Note, The Voler is a round Piece of Inch Board, fitted into the Bail, that communicates the Force of the Press upon the Cheese. 1853 Cooper Sussex Gloss. 84. 1891 Hartland Gloss. 82 Voller,..that part of a cider or cheese press to which the pressure is applied by screw or lever. |