skull-thatcher
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Meaning · English
A maker of straw bonnets.
Register: slang
Examples
Having been sent to London on a medical trip by his uncle, Mr. Quince, he had become smitten with a fair milliner — a skull-thatcher, anglice, a maker of straw bonnets, but with no more money in her purse than would buy a dose of salts […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “skull-thatcher” mean?
A maker of straw bonnets.
Is “skull-thatcher” formal or informal?
skull-thatcher is generally slang.