rare. [f. SWATHE v. + -ER1.]
¶ 1. (See quot. and SWATHE v. 3.) Obs. rare0.
1611. Cotgr., Iaveleur, a swather, or binder vp of corne into gavells.
1833. J. Davidson, Embalming, 6. It [sc. the body] was then washed, and by the χολχιται, or swathers, closely wrapped in cloth.