faller

[ faw-ler ]

/ ˈfɔ lər /

noun

a person or thing that falls.

any of various devices that operate by falling.

Textiles. a device for cleaning, straightening, and separating fibers during combing of worsted stock, consisting of a series of metal pins set into a rectangular bar or rod.

a logger hired to cut down trees; feller.

Origin of faller

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fall, -er¹

Words nearby faller

fall by the wayside, fall down, fallen, fallen arch, Fallen Timbers, faller, fallfish, fall flat, fall for, fall from grace, fall front

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Example sentences from the Web for faller

If the thread breaks, a tiny "faller," such as are used in cotton mills, falls down and stops the machine.
Makers of Many Things|Eva March Tappan
Moreover, each row or rather double row, of pins is carried separately by what is termed a "faller."
The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
That portion of a "self-actor mule" which guides the faller wires is termed the "shaper" or "copping motion."
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson
Faller by this attempt incurred the charge of treason, however unjustly.
An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2)|Martinez de Zuniga

"What for a Svaidish faller like me monkey with none of my biziness, I don't know," he soliloquized.
Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for faller

faller

/ (ˈfɔːlə) /

noun

any device that falls or operates machinery by falling, as in a spinning machine

one that falls, esp a horse that falls at a fence in a steeplechase

US and Canadian a person who fells trees

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	faller
释义	faller [ faw-ler ] / ˈfɔ lər / noun a person or thing that falls. any of various devices that operate by falling. Textiles. a device for cleaning, straightening, and separating fibers during combing of worsted stock, consisting of a series of metal pins set into a rectangular bar or rod. a logger hired to cut down trees; feller. Origin of faller late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fall, -er¹ Words nearby faller fall by the wayside, fall down, fallen, fallen arch, Fallen Timbers, faller, fallfish, fall flat, fall for, fall from grace, fall front Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for faller If the thread breaks, a tiny "faller," such as are used in cotton mills, falls down and stops the machine. Makers of Many Things\|Eva March Tappan Moreover, each row or rather double row, of pins is carried separately by what is termed a "faller." The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth\|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour That portion of a "self-actor mule" which guides the faller wires is termed the "shaper" or "copping motion." The Story of the Cotton Plant\|Frederick Wilkinson Faller by this attempt incurred the charge of treason, however unjustly. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2)\|Martinez de Zuniga "What for a Svaidish faller like me monkey with none of my biziness, I don't know," he soliloquized. Tales of the Fish Patrol\|Jack London British Dictionary definitions for faller faller / (ˈfɔːlə) / noun any device that falls or operates machinery by falling, as in a spinning machine one that falls, esp a horse that falls at a fence in a steeplechase US and Canadian a person who fells trees Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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