English Dictionary: Doffer | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Doffer | |
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. |