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Walkar(e, -er, Wakar, -er, n. Also: walcar(e, valkar, -er, valcar, waulker, warlker, wa(l)cker, wakir, wakker, vaillker, wikir, wa(l)kster, vakster, (Walcare). [ME and e.m.E. walkere (c1300), walker (Cursor M.), walkar (1497), OE wealcere, MLG, MDu. walker.] A fuller of cloth. Also attrib. and possess. 1365 Rot. Sc. 892/2.
Thomas Walkare mercator de Scotia 1448 Exch. R. V 308.
Jacobo Walcare 1460 Ayr Chart. 87.
Valcar(a) 1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I 9.
The webstares and walkares sal fynd, Symon and his disciples [etc.] 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 53.
The accione … agane Thomas Sluthman, walkare … for the wrangus … withhalding … of twa pecis of quhite carsay claith 1500 Dunferm. Ann. 181.
Litsters, brewsters, wakars, fullers 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I 80.
The masteris and craftismen of the walkaris 1508 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 118.
That na maner of walkeris … hing thair claythis in forestairis 1511–12 Aberd. B. Rec. I 82.
That … na walcaris … hing na claithis apoun the kirk wallis 1516 Wigtown B. Ct. 55b.
The valkaris of the new myllis c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mark ix 2.
A fullare (or walcare) [W. walkere] 1523 Carnwath Baron Ct. (SHS) 4.
Valkaris 1531 Treas. Acc. VI 32.
To the walcar for graithing and schering of it [sc. cloth] iiij s. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 4107.
Find me ane wobstar that is leill Or ane walker that will not steill 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II 226.
Componit with Wille Russale, walkar in Kethik, for the tane half of the walk myln 1552 Dundee B. Ct. II 196b (8 Nov.).
Valcar 1553 Edinb. B. Rec. II 181.
That na maner of walkaris … watter thair claith on the Hie-gait 1627 Linlithgow B. Rec. 18 May.
The counsall ordaines William Smith, litster, for helping dichting of his cloth to bring in ane walker 1651–2 Peebles B. Rec. II 191.
Walcker(b) 1604 Reg. Privy C. VII 552.
Waulker(c) 1579–80 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 156.
Jhonn Fairlie, warlker(d) 1509 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 122.
Wakeris 1584 Acts III 364/1.
The prentice to a wobster waker … [to pay] at his entres x s. 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Fullo, a waker of claith 1600 Melvill 480.
The colȝiar desyrit to dwell besyde and with the waker … Bot the wakar … refused altogidder; ‘For it is nocht possible,’ sayes he, ‘but thy occupatioun will mar myne, for thow makes blak, and I mak whait’ 1659 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 158.
Wakers 1669 Edinb. Test. Index II 389.
Wakir 1672 Edinb. B. Rec. X 126.
Wackers(e) c1642 Tailor's Acc. Bk. B 46.
Gevin to the vaillker for dreissing of the cloikis xviij s.(f) 1658–1700 Greyfriars Interments 419.
M^cKie … Margaret, indweller (wikir)(g) 1599 Elgin Rec. II 71.
Johne Stewart, walkster 1624 Cramond Ch. Fordyce 12.
Anent walksteres caryeres of ȝairne to Aberdeen … There cam vaksteris … and resauit cloth to be vakit 1695 Acts IX 510/1.
The whole nyne trades of this burgh … viz. primo the baxters … octavo the weavers et nono the wakstersattrib. 1337 Rot. Sc. 493/1.
Walkergate 1454 Liber Coll. Glasg. 177.
A tenement … callit the Walcargat 1561 Reg. Dunferm. App. II 425.
The Walker land in bvrn mouth(2) 1631 Lanark B. Rec. 126.
Conburgessis … of Lanerk, and friemen … of the walker craft 1654 Edinb. Test. LXVIII 2.
My whole woork loomes both of my clothier & walker craft apperteineing to my lik house 1715 Lanark B. Rec. 289.
Members of the waker trade(3) a1400 Leg. S. vii 215.
Thane ane a walkare perk hynt & gafe Sancte Jamis sic a dynte [etc.] 1516 Fife Sheriff Ct. 36.
Tueching the debait of ane wakker scheris that [etc.] 1574 Glasgow B. Rec. (MC) 9.
Ane pair walker scheris 1587 St. A. Test. II 86a.
He … levis to the said David Watsoun his walker scheris with his haill werklwmispossess. (1) 1467 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 20.
viij schillingis of annuell of Valkeris yard besyd the Gray Freris 1580 Liber Dryburgh 311.
Una acra terre et crofta fullonum vocata Valkaris croft 1671 Inverness Rec. II 245.
To build ane waakmilne theron, and the wakster's hous(2) 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 96/1.
Dekin … of the walkaris craft of Dunde(3) c1420 Wynt. v 639.
Walkarys perk 1595 Edinb. Test. XXVIII 233a.
Ane walkeris pres price thairof xxxvj li. 1593 St. A. Test. II 332.
Tua pair of walcaris scheiris price of the pair liij s iii d 1622-6 Bisset II 292/3.
Ane come with ane fullare or walkeris beme and straik him 1662 Dundee B. Laws 485.
That no deacone … tak in hand to ground any walkers sheirs vpon any maisters ston, but vpon the treds grindsten 1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII 171a.
Ane paire of wakers sheires