The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84028   Message #1548906
Posted By: beardedbruce
24-Aug-05 - 05:21 PM
Thread Name: happy? - Aug 24 (St Bartholomew)
Subject: RE: happy? - Aug 24 (St Bartholomew)
CORN-CHANDLER, n. [Chandler, a dealer in candles, is supposed to be from the French chandelier; but what has this word to do with corn and ship, in corn-chandler and ship-chandler? In these words, chandler seems to be a corruption of the Teutonic handler, a trader.] A dealer in corn.