Obs. exc. dial. [ad. OF. ferriere: see BARREL-FERRER.] a. = BARREL-FERRER. b. (see quot. 1877.)
a. 1483. Liber Niger, in Househ. Ord. (1790), 75. Ther Sergeaunt [of the cellar] … hathe also in keepinge … ferrers and portatives.
1877. N. W. Linc. Gloss., Ferrer, a cask having iron hoops.
