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decorticator|dɪˈkɔːtɪkeɪtə(r)|
[agent-n. in L. form from dēcorticāre to decorticate: see -or.]
He who or that which decorticates; a machine, tool, or instrument for decortication.
1874Knight in Dict. Mech. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 344/2 Child's decorticator, an implement..for simply rubbing and scouring the grain, or for removing the thin bran and germ previous to the operation of grinding. 1954D. Unwin Governor's Wife iii. 58 The decorticator was a mile from the bungalow... The huge jaws devoured an endless belt of sisal leaves, chewing them up and spewing out flaccid heaps of blond fibre. |