doffer

[ dof-er, daw-fer ]

/ ˈdɒf ər, ˈdɔ fər /

noun

a person or thing that doffs.

Textiles.

a wire-clothed roller on a carding machine, especially the roller to which the carded fibers are transferred from the cylinder and then prepared for conversion into sliver.
any roller that removes the fibers from another roller.

Origin of doffer

First recorded in 1815–25; doff + -er¹

Words nearby doffer

doeskin, doesn't, doeth, dof, doff, doffer, do for, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show, dog ape

Example sentences from the Web for doffer

Having passed the "flats," the cotton is deposited by the cylinder on what is termed the doffer.
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson
The tow is then removed from the brush by a doffer roller, from which it is finally removed by a doffing knife.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
She saw what it meant to be a doffer, a reeler, a silk-twister.
The Turn of the Tide|Eleanor H. Porter
The large runner and the doffer require to be cleaned together.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Doffer, dof′ėr, n. the part of a carding-machine which strips the cotton from the cylinder when carded.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

单词	doffer
释义	doffer [ dof-er, daw-fer ] / ˈdɒf ər, ˈdɔ fər / noun a person or thing that doffs. Textiles. a wire-clothed roller on a carding machine, especially the roller to which the carded fibers are transferred from the cylinder and then prepared for conversion into sliver. any roller that removes the fibers from another roller. Origin of doffer First recorded in 1815–25; doff + -er¹ Words nearby doffer doeskin, doesn't, doeth, dof, doff, doffer, do for, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show, dog ape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doffer Having passed the "flats," the cotton is deposited by the cylinder on what is termed the doffer. The Story of the Cotton Plant\|Frederick Wilkinson The tow is then removed from the brush by a doffer roller, from which it is finally removed by a doffing knife. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various She saw what it meant to be a doffer, a reeler, a silk-twister. The Turn of the Tide\|Eleanor H. Porter The large runner and the doffer require to be cleaned together. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Doffer, dof′ėr, n. the part of a carding-machine which strips the cotton from the cylinder when carded. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various
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