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Swedish
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
- a person who blow or bellows a fire [1]
- (obsolete dysphemistic) chemist [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
- (obsolete) tourmaline
- Synonym: turmalin
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