单词 | rag house |
释义 | > as lemmasrag house rag house n. now historical (in the papermaking industry) a building in which rags are stored or prepared. ΚΠ 1828 Times 3 Nov. 2/6 A fire was discovered in the rag-house at a mill called Hedge-mill, belonging to Mr. Freeman Gage Spicer, paper-manufacturer. 1904 Econ. Jrnl. 14 238 Hours in the rag-house and salle seldom exceed 8 to 5, or 5.30, and in winter are even shorter. 1974 A. G. Thomson Paper Industry in Scotl. p. xiii Illustration of rag house showing cutting and sorting. < as lemmas |
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