The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scalder \Scald"er\, n. A Scandinavian poet; a scald.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A heated tub for softening the skin of slaughtered pigs, poultry, etc. Etymology 2
n. An ancient Nordic poet; a skald.
Usage examples of "scalder".
At the far end of the Scalder the endless conveyor belt reemerged, now hung with steaming, dripping birds that were clean and white and partly defeathered.
The plastic flaps covering the entrance to the Scalder were still swinging slightly.
And then, quickly, he ducked through the plastic flaps covering the entrance to the Scalder, careful not to bang his skull on the hooks that dangled from the line overhead.
He ran around the Scalder and took up the pursuit, the yellow pool of his flashlight bobbing ahead of him.
Into the hot water the hogs are soused at intervals of twenty seconds, and the Scalder stands, watching the clock, and occasionally trying the temperature of the water with his finger, or the adherence of the hair on the creature first to be handled.