单词 | beater |
释义 | beater /bee"teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that beats. 2. an implement or device for beating something: a rug beater. 3. Hunting. a person who rouses or drives game from cover. 4. Papermaking. a machine for beating half-stuff to pulp by separating and shortening the fibers to produce a gelatinous mass. 5. Textiles. the reed. 6. Newfoundland. a young seal, usually a month to six weeks old, having completely or almost completely shed its initial white fur. [1400-50; late ME better. See BEAT, -ER1] |
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