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Tester

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; - often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston.

(2):

(n.) A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.

(3):

(n.) A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.

(4):

(n.) A headpiece; a helmet.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tester'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tester.html. 1828.