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creeler|ˈkriːlə(r)|
[f. creel n.2 + -er1.]
A young person who attends to the creel of a spinning machine.
1864R. A. Arnold Cotton Fam. 32 A minder and a creeler engaged in manufacturing with a self-acting mule. 1882Manchester Guardian 19 May, The relationship between spinners and their creelers and piecers. |