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doffer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dof-fer
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a carding machine, a device such as a revolving cylinder or a vibrating bar with teeth, that doffs, that is to say strips off, the carded cotton or other fiber from the cards; or a hand tool for the same function in smaller machines or in manual carding.

noun

A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. The job was often done by children.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English doff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doffer From doff + -er.

Inflected Forms

doffers (plural)

Phrases

doffer shaft ring doffer doffing comb

Frequently Paired Words

doffing comb

Questions

What does doffer mean?
In a carding machine, a device such as a revolving cylinder or a vibrating bar with teeth, that doffs, that is to say strips off, the carded cotton or other fiber from the cards; or a hand tool for the same function in smaller machines or in manual carding.
Where does doffer come from?
Etymology tree English doff Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doffer From doff + -er.

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