Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrimping bar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: scrimp-ing bar
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise to make it smooth for printing.

Example Sentences

"The piece is conducted under a small wooden roller, next over a square iron bar, and next against the scrimping bar Y, thence over the wooden roller x, round which also pass the grey piece d, and the woollen blanket e"

Inflected Forms

scrimping bars (plural)

Questions

What does scrimping bar mean?: A device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise to make it smooth for printing.

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