askblåsare

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, aska (“ash”) +‎ blåsare (“blower”). Ultimately calque of Latin ciniflo (“hairdresser”) via (likely) folk etymological compound of cinis (“ash”) +‎ flō (“blow”). First attested in 1640.[1]

Noun

askblåsare c

  1. a person who blow or bellows a fire [since 1640][1]
  2. (obsolete dysphemistic) chemist [since 1709][1]
    Synonym: kemist
    • 1709, Urban Hjärne, Urbani Hierne Defensionis Paracelsicæ Prodromus, page 5:
      Aſkeblåſare / ſom Paracelſum laͤſa och intet foͤrſtå / ey heller hint till ſitt foͤreſatte måhl / foͤrfoͤlja och foͤrtala honom alldramaͤſt.
      Chymist / who reads Paracelsus and understands nothing / nor hints at his intended goal / persecutes and slanders him altogether badly.

Etymology 2

From its pyroelectrical ability, used to pull ash from sepiolite pipes. First attested in 1779.[1]

Cognate with Dutch aschentrekker.

Noun

askblåsare c

  1. (obsolete) tourmaline
    Synonym: turmalin

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 askblåsare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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