doffern.

/ˈdɒfə/

Etymology: < doff v.

One who or that which doffs.

1. In a carding machine, a comb or revolving cylinder which ‘doffs’ or strips off cotton or wool from the ‘cards’; a doffing-cylinder.

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1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 380 The doffer or taker-off, having affixed to it the steel comb called the doffing-plate.

1842 J. Bischoff Comprehensive Hist. Woollen Manuf. II. 392 When it has passed over the last cylinder on to the drum, it is taken from it by a cylinder somewhat larger than the workers, and called a doffer.

1876 J. Watts Brit. Manuf. III. 134 The doffer or doffing cylinder.

attributive.1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 380 The main cylinder..is soon covered with cotton, and is divested of it by the doffer cylinder.1854 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 118/4 Occupations of the People..Doffer-plate maker.1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 969 The doffer-knife or comb for stripping the fleecy web from the doffer.

2. A worker employed in removing the full bobbins or spindles: see quot. 1894¹. Also duffer.

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1862 Illustr. London News 41 558/3 The Throstle Doffer.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 989 This loss of time, as well as the labour of the ‘doffers’, is abolished.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 22 Apr. 3/1 There are two classes of children employed, called cagers and duffers; little children, boys and girls, who assist the spinners.

1894 Labour Commission Gloss. Doffers, boys or girls from 12 to 15 years..employed to take off the full bobbins and to replace them on the throstle or ring frames by empty ones.

1894 Dundee Advertiser 27 Aug. 4 These included preparers, as they are called..stainers..duffers..reelers..and weavers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	doffer
释义	doffern. /ˈdɒfə/ Etymology: < doff v. One who or that which doffs. 1. In a carding machine, a comb or revolving cylinder which ‘doffs’ or strips off cotton or wool from the ‘cards’; a doffing-cylinder. ΚΠ 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 380 The doffer or taker-off, having affixed to it the steel comb called the doffing-plate. 1842 J. Bischoff Comprehensive Hist. Woollen Manuf. II. 392 When it has passed over the last cylinder on to the drum, it is taken from it by a cylinder somewhat larger than the workers, and called a doffer. 1876 J. Watts Brit. Manuf. III. 134 The doffer or doffing cylinder. attributive.1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 380 The main cylinder..is soon covered with cotton, and is divested of it by the doffer cylinder.1854 Illustr. London News 5 Aug. 118/4 Occupations of the People..Doffer-plate maker.1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 969 The doffer-knife or comb for stripping the fleecy web from the doffer. 2. A worker employed in removing the full bobbins or spindles: see quot. 1894¹. Also duffer. ΚΠ 1862 Illustr. London News 41 558/3 The Throstle Doffer. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 989 This loss of time, as well as the labour of the ‘doffers’, is abolished. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 22 Apr. 3/1 There are two classes of children employed, called cagers and duffers; little children, boys and girls, who assist the spinners. 1894 Labour Commission Gloss. Doffers, boys or girls from 12 to 15 years..employed to take off the full bobbins and to replace them on the throstle or ring frames by empty ones. 1894 Dundee Advertiser 27 Aug. 4 These included preparers, as they are called..stainers..duffers..reelers..and weavers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1825
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