| 单词 | scavengerroll |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscavenger-roll scavenger-roll n. (see sense 3). scavenger-roll 3. A child employed in a spinning-mill to collect loose cotton lying about the floor or machinery. Also, a roller used to collect the loose fibres or fluff; also called scavenger-roll. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > other processes > one who lockster1590 gasser1829 scavenger1833 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eng. & English (ed. 2) I. 201 My children shall never go into a factory, more especially as scavengers and piecers. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 289 The masters paid the spinners the full allowance of wages for these piecers and scavengers, as they are called. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) II. 831 In the mules we notice a peculiar arrangement of ‘scavenger’ is applied. The object of this apparatus is to clear particles of waste from the top of the carriage, and the operation is effected by means of a roller. < as lemmas |
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