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单词 laster
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lastern.1

Brit. /ˈlɑːstə/, /ˈlastə/, U.S. /ˈlæstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: last v.1, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < last v.1 + -er suffix1.
1. A thing that lasts for a relatively long time; spec. a fruit, vegetable, or flower that remains in good condition (cf. keeper n. 8). Frequently modified by long, good, poor, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > [noun] > that keeps well
laster1547
keeper1843
1547 J. Wilkinson tr. Aristotle Ethiques xlv. sig. I.ijv The reasons that be strong and stedfast causeth frendship, and loue to continue that is by vertue, for the good is long laster.
1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 33 Trene dishes doth wel, wodden spones go to wrack where stone is no laster, take tankarde and iacke.
1638 R. Baker Medit. & Disquis. Firste Psalme Dauid 55 The Tree is a laster for many ages.
1665 J. Rea Flora ii. 175 Directions for the sowing, transplanting, and preserving each particular; and first of the largest and longest laster.
1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) iv. 56 The Russellet. It's no long laster, but soon grows soft and pappy.
1822 Trans. Hort. Soc. London (ed. 3) 2 15 This Pear..tastes better in the mouth, and is commonly a long laster.
1877 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 12 July 31/2 A poor laster, very strong grower, and all the blooms do not open at one time.
1992 B. Anderson Portrait of Artist's Wife (1993) xiii. 228 There were many chrysanthemums... Good lasters as well, they stood stiff and proud in remembrance.
2. (a) A person who lasts or survives (obsolete). (b) A person or animal that has staying power; cf. stayer n.1 1b.
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the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] > staying power > one who has
laster1833
stayer1862
1625 H. Holland Cypres Garland sig. Bv Great Britaine and Breda haue lost their Maisters: (Alas! that heere they were no longer lasters).
1649 Mercurius Elencticus No. 5. 37 Almighty and most-Mercifull kind Masters, Omnipotent too, if but Ever-lasters.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Hunting If he have a great Slot, which is the Sign of an old Deer, he will be a Laster.
1833 Sporting Mag. Apr. 394/2 A hunter, to be a laster, must be short, in the back,..but still with a great stride.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. xvi. 305 I put him down as a laster, and he has trained well.
1911 Dog Fancier July 23 (advt.) A dog of the right type, a sire of sterling quality and a laster.
1988 Pop. Mech. May 67/3 ‘I'm a laster,’ he says, knowing that you've got to be running when the race ends in order to win.
2009 C. McFadyen Abandoned 361 Tommy..is what my dad called ‘a laster’. A laster..is someone who can endure everything without losing who they are.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

lastern.2

Brit. /ˈlɑːstə/, /ˈlastə/, U.S. /ˈlæstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: last v.4, -er suffix1.
Etymology: < last v.4 + -er suffix1.Compare the early surnames Thomas le Lastur (1275), Johannes Laster' (1377), apparently reflecting an otherwise unattested Middle English derivative < last n.1 + -er suffix1, probably in sense ‘maker of shoemaker's lasts’; compare last-maker at last n.1 Compounds b.
A worker who shapes boots and shoes on a last.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > processes involved in > shaping > one who
peg-man1853
laster1857
1857 Rep. Trans. Pennsylvania State Agric. Soc. 4 256 William Pilkington, Thornbury, boot laster.
1868 J. L. Bishop Hist. Amer. Manuf. 1608–1860 (ed. 3) I. 691 The system of working is by gangs or teams, consisting of laster, second laster, heeler, trimmer, burnisher and finisher.
1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 282/2 The laster is about the only shoemaker left who can still talk..of his ‘kit’.
1920 Shoe Workers' Jrnl. Mar. 13/1 In the Fall of 1900 the Lasters again became a part of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
1993 B. McKelvey Rochester on Genesee v. 102 The companies..organized special teams of..cutters, lasters, welters, and sewing machine operators.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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