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▪ I. ager obs. or dial. f. eager n., tide, bore. ▪ II. ager|ˈeɪdʒə(r)| [f. age v. + -er1.] a. An ageing apparatus or chamber. Also attrib., as ager man, ager minder. b. = ager man. c. An inspector of electric lamps.
1907Cycl. Textile Work VI. 126 The steam ager consists of a long chamber containing two series of rolls..over which the cloth can be passed up and down. 1912Knecht & Fothergill Textile Printing 143 Mather & Platt's Rapid Steam ‘Ager’..was brought out in 1879. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §308 Ager, flash ager; examines electric incandescent lamps, before and after cap is fitted on. Ibid. 398 Ager, ager man, ager minder, age minder, ageing machine minder..minds ageing machine. |