tapstress en · NOUN
Etymology
From tapster + -ess.
Meanings
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A female tapster.
I was rather tickled to learn that she worked as a tapstress in a City public-house.
1998, Sarah Waters, Tipping the Velvet, Virago (2018), page 376:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tapstresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |