souter

Noun

sout=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

souter, n. [AS. stre, fr. It. sutor, fr. suere to sew.].

A shoemaker; a cobbler. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

"There is no work better than another to please God: . . . to wash dishes, to be a souter, or an apostle, -- all is one." [1913 Webster]

souter, n. Sc. & N.Engl. a shoemaker; a cobbler.

Etymology

OE sutere f. L sutor f. suere sut- sew