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ductor|ˈdʌktə(r), -ə(r)|
[a. L. ductor leader, agent-n. from dūcĕre to lead.]
A leader.
†1. ‘The leader of a band of music, an officer belonging to the court’ (Halliw.) Obs.
15..Househ. Ord. Edw. III in Househ. Ord. 9 Mynstrelles, ductors or centeners, everye man by the daye..0. 0. 12.
†2. A line which ‘leads’ in some direction. Obs.
1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus ii. 115 The..Lozenge figure..being most ready to turn every way..having its ductors..at each Angle.
3. Printing. A roller which conveys the ink from the ink-fountain to the distributing-rollers. Cf. doctor n. 7 a. Also ductor-roller.
1851Offic. Catal. Gt. Exhib. I. 283 [A] trough formed of an iron roller, called the ductor, against which..an iron plate rests, and, by its pressure, regulates the quantity of ink..The ink is conveyed by the ductor-roller to the table. |