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doffer |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Doffer \Doff"er\, n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off the fiber from the cards. 2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Doffer \Doff"er\, n. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off the cotton from the cards. --Ure.
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