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doffer - What does it mean?

Definition of 'doffer'

English

(bobbin doffer)(carding doffer)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (textile manufacturing) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton or fiber from the cards.
  • A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.
  • Derived terms

    * doffer shaft * ring doffer

    References

    (Webster 1913)

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