tapster
Americannoun
noun
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rare a barman
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(in W Africa) a man who taps palm trees to collect and sell palm wine
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Etymology
Origin of tapster
before 1000; Middle English; Old English tæppestre. See tap 2, -ster
Example Sentences
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Flesh & Blood Jaundice put master tapster Ray Bolger in hospital, closed Broadway's Three to Make Ready for the time being.
From Time Magazine Archive
They found "Ye Swanne" in charge of the tapster and the serving-wench, and with Paignton Rob for its solitary guest.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
He was a portly, sallow man with a blustering manner and looked more like a bailiff or a tapster than a brine-pickled gentleman of fortune.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle
Some time I was a taverner, A gentle gossip and a tapster, Of wine and ale a trusty brewer, Which woe hath me wrought.
From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs
"Thou art a valorous tapster," said the Captain.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.
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