subs. phr. (common).—A wig-maker; a STRUMMEL-FAKER (q.v.). Also a straw-bonnet maker.—GROSE (1823).

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  1821.  W. T. MONCRIEFF, Tom and Jerry, i. 5. Now you can make an assignation with some of our dashing straw chippers and NOB THATCHERS in Burlington Arcade.

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