| 单词 | rippling machine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrippling machine rippling machine n. = rippling comb n.; (also) a machine which carries out the function of a rippling comb. ΚΠ 1834 D. Low Elements Pract. Agric. vii. 329 The rippling machine is an implement like a comb, with iron teeth, fixed upon a plank. 1920 F. Bradbury Flax Culture x. 89 Figs. 46 and 47 illustrate an elevation and plan respectively of the essential details of a rotary rippling machine, designed by Mr. W. J. Strain, Moyallon, Portadown, Ireland. 2005 A. Bismarck et al. in A. K. Mohanty et al. Natural Fibers ii. 90 Increased use of cotton fibers in Europe was boosted by the development of..the rippling machine (the ‘cotton gin’ invented by Eli Whitney in 1794). < as lemmas |
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