| 释义 |
waxer|ˈwæksə(r)|
[f. wax v.2+ -er1.]
One who or something that waxes. a. One who waxes leather in currying. b. (See quot. 1875.)
1875Knight Dict. Mech., Waxer, an attachment to a leather sewing-machine to wax the thread as it runs from the spool to the needle. 1885A. Watt Leather Manuf. 343 The waxer rubs the size into the coloured side of the leather.
c. gen.
1890O. Wilde in 19th Cent. July 127 The waxers and gilders of images. 1930in C. S. Johnson Negro in Amer. Civilization i. vii. 100 Gas pipe layer, car washers, floor waxer. 1978Detroit Free Press 16 Apr. f5/3 (Advt.), Dental technician. Experienced waxer for crown and bridge lab. |