Etymology
Origin of paster
Example Sentences
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Ms. Merkel, the daughter of a Lutheran paster in Communist East Germany, insisted that there was no way to impose a quota on those fleeing war and oppression.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016
The clipped items and slips were turned over to the paster who affixed the clippings to the slips.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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There was a class system in the Bureau engendered by the cutter, printer, paster, paper baler, and delivery boy.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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She tole him dey wuz ho'ses in de paster an' dat de Yankee camp wuz over near Laurinburg or somewhare like dat.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various
And then he wuz all rousted up about a hole down in our paster.
From Samantha at the World's Fair by Grimm, Baron C. de
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