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Doffer
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards.
(2):
(n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards.
(3):
(n.) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Doffer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/doffer.html. 1828.