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  • noun Plural form of roaster.

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Examples

  • Now, the sucking-pigs with which we had been regaled every day for three weeks at the tavern, were called roasters; and not understanding the familiar phrases of the country, I thought she had a sucking-pig to sell.

    Roughing It in the Bush Susanna Moodie 1844

  • So the overpaid, drug-addled "roasters" of Olde England managed not to lose - let rejoicing be unconfined.

    Archive 2003-10-05 Laban 2003

  • So the overpaid, drug-addled "roasters" of Olde England managed not to lose - let rejoicing be unconfined.

    UK Commentators Laban 2003

  • How if Senator Hanna were to "go gunning" for the editorial "roasters" of himself, or for the malevolent cartoonist?

    The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12 1919

  • The large chickens labeled "roasters" take a long time to cook, and by the time the dark meat is done, the breast is overcooked.

    NewsObserver.com - Home 2009

  • The decaf drinker is assumed by many roasters to be someone who doesn't care about flavor in the first place and will take what they get without complaint.

    Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico 2009

  • There are small roasters specializing in coffees from their regions in Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Xalapa (and doubtless many other places), and at least one craft roaster in San Miguel de Allende as well.

    Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico 2009

  • The decaf drinker is assumed by many roasters to be someone who doesn't care about flavor in the first place and will take what they get without complaint.

    Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico 2009

  • Prepackaged whole beans or ground coffee in valve bags are almost certain to be stale, especially when packed by small-scale Mexican roasters who often lack the necessary equipment to remove oxygen from the bags before sealing.

    Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico 2009

  • There are small roasters specializing in coffees from their regions in Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Xalapa (and doubtless many other places), and at least one craft roaster in San Miguel de Allende as well.

    Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico 2009

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