Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
fitter , 5.
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Examples
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His father first thought of putting him apprentice to a grocer, and afterwards had almost made up his mind to bring him up to his own trade of a coal-fitter.
Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Samuel Smiles 1858
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But as he had escaped being a grocer, a coal-fitter, and a country parson so did he also escape being a country lawyer.
Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Samuel Smiles 1858
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