The term, “Sad” is an Old English word in reference to Flat Irons. It means heavy and solid, the term “Sad Iron” is often used to distinguish between the largest and heaviest of Flat Irons. They usually range from 5 to 9 pounds and are triangular in shape for ironing around buttons
BUTT-WOMAN
- a woman who sells 'butts' (any of various flatfishes, as a sole, plaice, flounder, halibut, etc.); a fishwife ...1620
- a female official responsible for the maintenance of a church and churchyard, and for acting as an attendant to parishioners; a female sexton ...1823 Eng. dial.
Ah, how carefree life was in the days when the butt woman and the sad-iron maker didn’t have to worry about AI taking their jobs …
The term, “Sad” is an Old English word in reference to Flat Irons. It means heavy and solid, the term “Sad Iron” is often used to distinguish between the largest and heaviest of Flat Irons. They usually range from 5 to 9 pounds and are triangular in shape for ironing around buttons
BUTT-WOMAN
- a woman who sells 'butts' (any of various flatfishes, as a sole, plaice, flounder, halibut, etc.); a fishwife ...1620
- a female official responsible for the maintenance of a church and churchyard, and for acting as an attendant to parishioners; a female sexton ...1823 Eng. dial.