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[ sif-ter ] / ˈsɪf tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sifter ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that sifts. a kitchen implement for sifting: a flour sifter. Origin of sifterFirst recorded in 1570–80; sift + -er1 Words nearby sifterSieyès, sif, sifaka, Sifrei Torah, sift, sifter, siftings, SIG, siganid, Sigatoka, Siggeir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sifterThe sifter dumped flotsam—bricks, wiring, barbecue grills, bicycle wheels—in piles to be shipped to landfills upstate. Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business|Eliza Shapiro, Josh Dzieza|May 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST They were told that if Ellison Hatfield died of his wounds, “the prisoners will be filled as full of holes as a sifter bottom.” Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies|Chas. G Mutzenberg Little girl, hurry; a sifter, a sifter; lets see wholl get it, lets see wholl get it! The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees|James Mooney On the other side is another bin for flour, which is provided with a sifter. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 36, July 15, 1897|Various
The most widely known machine used in connexion with bread-baking, next to the sifter, is the dough kneadcr. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various Then we dropped in at The Silver Shark, a little inn about the size of a large dustbin of two compartments and a sifter. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14|Elbert Hubbard
Words related to siftercolander, utensil, filter, basket, screen, mesh |