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† ˈwoulder Obs. [irreg. f. would, pa. tense of will v.1 + -er1.] In the proverbial phrase wishers and woulders: those given to saying ‘I wish{ddd}’ and ‘I would{ddd}’, i.e. indulging idle wishes instead of making active efforts. The proverb in which the word rimes with householders is freq. quoted (...
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wisher
wisher Now rare. (ˈwɪʃə(r)) [f. wish v. + -er1.] One who wishes. † wishers and woulders: see woulder.15.. Parl. Byrdes 91 in Hazl. E.P.P. III. 171 Wysshers want wyll. a 1586 Sidney Arcadia iii. (1922) 15 Many times he wished himself the back of an Asse,..(an unfortunate wisher, for if he had as well...
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woolder
woolder (ˈwuːldə(r)) Also 6 woller, 8 wooler, 9 wolder, woulder. [f. woold v. + -er1.] † a. Naut. A woold rope. Obs. b. Rope-making. A stick used as a lever in woolding; also, a workman operating this. By extension applied also to other similar levers (see quots. 1863, 1875). c. dial. A rolled banda...
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well-woulder
† well-ˈwoulder Obs. nonce-wd. A conditional or would-be well-willer.1643 Plain English 28 These are well-woulders to the Parliament and Kingdome.
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