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maltster

noun

Etymology

From Middle English maltestere, malstere; equivalent to malt + -ster.

  1. inherited from maltestere

Definitions

  1. A person who makes malt

    A person who makes malt; a malter.

    • the Maltſter will ſtir his Barley Couches till the Sprit begins to fork , five or ſix times a day or more ; it being always his Care to keep them from drying too much on the outſides
    • The maltster, after having lain down in his clothes for a few hours, was now sitting beside a three-legged table, breakfasting off bread and bacon.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA