Meaning & use

Laster

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A worker, or a machine, that shapes and fits the upper part of a shoe over a last during manufacturing.

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The old factory employed a dozen lasters before the process was automated.

The laster carefully stretched the leather over the wooden form.

A note on using this word

Laster is a specialized trade term from shoemaking, derived from 'last,' the foot-shaped form used to shape shoes.

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