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
Other Word Forms
- tapstress noun
- undertapster noun
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
In the same chamber were the tapster and his dame; for privacy was not compatible either with "mine host's" means or inclination.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
Then came forward the Tapiser, who was, of course, a maker of tapestry, and must not be confounded with a tapster, who draws and sells ale.
From The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems by Dudeney, Henry Ernest
You might be a tapster or a jockey.
From That Boy Of Norcott's by Lever, Charles James
"Be you Steamboat Dan?" chirped the gamin, fixing the eye of a sparrow upon that tapster.
From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry
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