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rippler|ˈrɪplə(r)|
[f. ripple v.1 + -er1.]
One who ripples flax; also, an implement for rippling.
1743R. Maxwell Sel. Trans. 328 This Comb separates the Seed from the Lint, with much more Ease to the Ripplers. 1765Museum Rust. IV. 457 Which gives the flax sufficient air, and keeps the handfuls separate and ready for the rippler. 1847Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VIII. ii. 375 The ripplers strike the flax through alternately. 1879Encycl. Brit. IX. 294/2 The best rippler..consists of a kind of comb [etc.]. Ibid., Two ripplers sitting opposite each other,..work at the same time. |