Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Drysalter \Dry"salt`er\, n.
   A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and
   in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving
   various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number
   of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs. --Brande & C.