- tæppestre
- f (-an/-an) tapstress, female tavern-keeper
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
tæppestre
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Tapster — Tap ster, n. [AS. t[ae]ppestre a female tapster. See {Tap} a plug, pipe, and { ster}.] One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tapster — person employed to tap liquors, O.E. tæppestre hostess at an inn, woman employed to tap liquors, from tæppa tap (see TAP (Cf. tap) (n.)) + fem. ending ster … Etymology dictionary
tapster — /ˈtæpstə/ (say tapstuh) noun Obsolete a bartender or barmaid. {Middle English; Old English tæppestre. See tap2 (noun), ster} –tapstress, feminine noun …
tapster — [tap′stər] n. [ME < OE tæppestre, barmaid < tæppa: see TAP2] Now Rare a bartender … English World dictionary
tap|ster — «TAP stuhr», noun. a person who draws beer, wine, or other alcoholic liquor from barrels, kegs, casks, or the like, to serve in a tavern or barroom. ╂[Old English tæppestre; (originally) feminine of tæppere; see etym. under tapper2 (Cf. ↑tapper)] … Useful english dictionary
