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Scolder vs Scalder - What's the difference?

scolder | scalder |

As nouns the difference between scolder and scalder

is that scolder is one who scolds while scalder is a heated tub for softening the skin of slaughtered pigs, poultry, etc.

scolder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who scolds.
  • The oystercatcher, so called from its shrill cries.
  • (US, dialect) The oldsquaw.

    • Synonyms

    * (one who scolds) castigator, censurer, vituperator

    scalder

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heated tub for softening the skin of slaughtered pigs, poultry, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ancient Nordic poet; a skald.