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tastator, tastor [tastare+-tor] 1 one who tastes (food or drink) to test the quality, taster. b (spec., ~or cervisie) ale-taster . 1276 dominus rex percipit ‥ in villa de Wodestok emendas de assisa panis et cervisie, set Johannes le Turnor burgensis de Wodestok modo de novo non permittit ~atores ejusdem ville habere ingressum in domum suam Hund. II 37.  b 1270 ~atores cerevisie dicunt quod Radulphus de Grene braciavit contra assisam CourtR Hales 4; 1275 ubi testatores cervicie assignabantur ad assisam custodiendam CourtR Wakefield I 51; 1276 tastadores cervisie Hund. I 18; 1279 villanus de homagio ‥ Radulfi erit tastor servisie et de feodo Roberti ‥ erit alius ~or Ib. II 461; 1297 de ij s. de ~atoribus cervisie pro concelamento Ac. Cornw 121; 1368 Willelmus de S. et Willelmus L. electi sunt ~atores cerevisie et jurati sunt Hal. Durh. 68; 1461 constabularii, decenarii, testores servisie, et supervisores ‥ fideliter presentant (Leet Peterb.) EHR XIX 528. 2 one who inspects (in order to check quality, serviceability, or sim.), inspector: a (weir); b (leather). a 1323 in vadiis j ~atoris gurgitum (Glos) MinAc 854/7; 1325 cuidam ~atori gurgitum gurgita infra balliam suam in quibus lampreda et anguille ad opus regis capiuntur tastanti LTR Mem 125d..  b 1453 eligant quolibet anno tres ~atores correi, unum a girdeler, alium a corviser, et tercium a barker, qui erunt jurati ad probandum correum utrum sit bene tannatum velne Leet Coventry I 277. 3 sort of shallow cup used for tasting, taster. 1374 duo ~or’ argent’, precii x s. IMisc 205/11.

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