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doffer

doffer

English

Noun

doffer (plural doffers)

  1. (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.
  2. A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.

Derived terms

  • doffer shaft
  • ring doffer

Related terms

  • doffing comb

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Pronunciation

Adjective

doffer

  1. Comparative form of dof

Noun

doffer m (plural doffers, diminutive doffertje n, feminine duif or duivin)

  1. male dove, a cock pigeon

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