: a blacksmithing hammer for grooving and spreading iron
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English fullere, follare, in part going back to Old English fullere, from Latin fullō "fuller (of cloth), launderer" (of obscure origin) + Old English -ere-er entry 2; in part borrowed from Anglo-French fuller, fullour, from fuller, foler "to full entry 5 (cloth) " + -er, -our-er entry 2
Noun (2)
of uncertain origin
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above