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trimmer


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trimmer  \Trim"mer\,  n.  (Coal  Storage) 
  An  apparatus  used  for  piling  the  coal  in  gradually  increasing 
  piles  made  by  building  up  at  the  point  of  the  cone  or  top  of 
  the  prism. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trim  \Trim\,  a.  [Compar.  {Trimmer};  superl.  {Trimmest}.]  [See 
  {Trim},  v.  t.] 
  Fitly  adjusted;  being  in  good  order.,  or  made  ready  for 
  service  or  use  firm;  compact;  snug;  neat;  fair;  as  the  ship 
  is  trim,  or  trim  built;  everything  about  the  man  is  trim;  a 
  person  is  trim  when  his  body  is  well  shaped  and  firm;  his 
  dress  is  trim  when  it  fits  closely  to  his  body,  and  appears 
  tight  and  snug;  a  man  or  a  soldier  is  trim  when  he  stands 
  erect. 
 
  With  comely  carriage  of  her  countenance  trim. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  So  deemed  I  till  I  viewed  their  trim  array  Of  boats 
  last  night.  --Trench. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trimmer  \Trim"mer\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  trims,  arranges,  fits,  or  ornaments. 
 
  2.  One  who  does  not  adopt  extreme  opinions  in  politics,  or 
  the  like  one  who  fluctuates  between  parties,  so  as  to 
  appear  to  favor  each  a  timeserver. 
 
  Thus  Halifax  was  a  trimmer  on  principle.  --Macaulay. 
 
  3.  An  instrument  with  which  trimming  is  done 
 
  4.  (Arch.)  A  beam,  into  which  are  framed  the  ends  of  headers 
  in  floor  framing,  as  when  a  hole  is  to  be  left  for  stairs, 
  or  to  avoid  bringing  joists  near  chimneys,  and  the  like 
  See  Illust.  of  {Header}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trimmer 
  n  1:  a  machine  that  trims  timber 
  2:  variable  capacitance;  used  for  making  fine  adjustments  [syn: 
  {trimming  capacitor}] 
  3:  receives  the  end  of  a  header  in  floor  or  roof  framing  in 
  order  to  leave  an  opening  for  a  staircase  or  chimney  etc 
  [syn:  {trimmer  joist}] 




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