shepster

noun

shepster

noun

Etymology Inherited from Middle English schapestere; equivalent to shape + -ster.

1

Obsolete A seamstress.

  • 14th century, William Caxton, Dialogues Mabyll the shepster Cheuissheth her right well
Derived terms
shepster time
Related terms
shapester

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