DOFFERS

Noun

doffers

plural of doffer

Source: Wiktionary


DOFFER

Doff"er, n. (Mach.)

Definition: A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards. Ure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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