Definition of spreaders Spreaders

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What does spreaders mean?

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Noun Plural: spreaders
spreader - a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"
		hand tool a tool used with workers' hands
spreader - a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
		broadcaster
		mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

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spreader (Noun)
An object or person who spreads.
spreader (Noun)
A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
spreader (Noun)
A device used to spread bulk material.
spreader (Noun)
A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.
spreader (Noun)
A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
spreader (Noun)
A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.

spreader (n.)
One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates.
spreader (n.)
A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.