Definition of doffer Doffer

doff•er

We found 4 definitions of doffer from 3 different sources.

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What does doffer mean?

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  • doffer (Noun)
    A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine , which doffs, or strip strips off , the cotton or fiber from the cards.
  • doffer (Noun)
    A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frame s.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • doffer (n.)
    A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • doffer
    dof′ėr, n. the part of a carding-machine which strips the cotton from the cylinder when carded

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