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
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
The tapster said, "Sir, will you go to bed."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
Come; fear not you: good counsellors lack no clients: though you change your place, you need not change your trade; I’ll be your tapster still.
From Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
"The cellar door is strong," said the tapster Jocelin, but without confidence.
From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Arthur F. Wallis
A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster.
From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
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