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tufter Stag-hunting.|ˈtʌftə(r)|
[f. tuft v. 4 + -er1.]
A hound trained to drive the deer out of cover.
1856‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Sports i. ii. ii. §2. (ed. 2) 109 Men, called ‘harbourers’, with hounds trained for the purpose, called ‘tufters’, undertake the task. 1868Daily News 2 Sept., The tufters..soon roused two fine stags. 1884Jefferies Red Deer iii, When the tufters enter the woods—that is, the hounds detached from the pack to force the deer to break cover.
Restrict Stag-hunting to sense in Dict. and for etym. read: [f. tuft v. + -er1.] Add: 2. A person or machine that tufts mattresses, carpets, etc.; a manufacturer of tufted carpets.
1916Davison's Fibre Mattress Directory 21 Eagle Bedding Co.,..2 Pickers. 2 Fillers. 4 Tufters. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §502 Tufter: stitches through mattresses, after they have been stuffed..to keep stuffing in position. 1948Davison's Mattress Directory 4 (Advt.), Button Tufter will also tie single tape at both ends. Cotton Tufter saves 35{pcnt} on twine. 1968Economist 14 Dec. 64/3 Traditional weavers, who are strong in Britain, have improved their marketing... The tufters have hit back by trying to get longer runs, making their carpets even cheaper, and producing more patterned carpets. 1990Institutional Investor Mar. 51 The finished carpet was..the product of several different companies: fiber makers, weavers, spinners, tufters, and dyers. |