Zapatera

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zapatera \Za`pa*te"ra\, n. [Sp. aceituna zapatera.] (Olive
     trade)
     A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of
     decomposition; loosely, an olive defective because of
     bruises, wormholes, or the like.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]