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tapman

noun

Etymology

From tap + -man.

  1. inherited from *tappōną✻
  2. inherited from tæppian — “to provide (a container) with a stopper; to obtain (liquid) from a tap”
  3. inherited from tappen — “to obtain (liquid, chiefly liquor) from a tap; to obtain and sell (liquor)”
  4. inherited from *deh₂p-✻ — “to lose; to sacrifice”
  5. inherited from *tappô✻ — “a plug, tap; peg; tapering stick”
  6. inherited from *tappō✻
  7. inherited from tæppa
  8. inherited from tappe — “hollow device for controlling the flow of liquid from a hole, cock, faucet, spigot; hole through which the liquid flows; the liquid which thus flows”
  9. suffixed as tapman — “tap + man”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of tapster.

    • The tapman draws beer to fill the order and exchanges it for cash with the waiter, who then serves it to the customer, by whom he is paid.

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