See Also: puttony(dictionary)

fewterer (iou) and puttony (iou)


fewterer (iou)



fewterer noun.ME-E19.
[Anglo-Norman veutrier (= Anglo-Latin veltrarius) from Old French veutre, v(e)autre, veltre (mod. vautre) boar-hound, from Proto-Romance contracted and dissimilated form of Latin vertragus greyhound, of Gaulish origin.]
A keeper of greyhounds. More widely, an attendant.

puttony (iou)



puttony noun. . M20.
[Hungarian; puttonyos is an attrib. form meaning 'holding as much as goes into a (specified) number of puttonys'.]
In Hungary, a basket for grapes; esp. (a measure equal to the contents of) a container of dried overripe grapes added to the fermentation cask in making Tokay, the number of baskets determining the richness of the Wine.