A dealer in used clothing. / A person who wears old, cast-off clothing.

Alternative form of old-clothesman

present participle of touch cloth

(historical) A historic building in European marketplaces, where stallholders sold cloth, leather, and exotic imports such as silks and spices.

plural of cloth hall

cloth used to construct a sunshade

Not hearing clearly. / Failing to pay attention.

(UK, dated, informal, derogatory) A person who cannot hear clearly or who fails to pay attention to what is said. Its origin is in the wool and cotton mills of Northern England where the noise of the machinery and build-up of cotton dust made it difficult to hear people speaking. The earliest example in print is

(archaic) Garments in which to bury the dead.

Alternative spelling of breechcloth