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Definition of piecer in English: piecernoun ˈpiːsəˈpisər 1A person who pieces something together or patches something up. Example sentencesExamples - The two assigned numbers may be divided between a piecer and a quilter or awarded to individuals within a group as determined by that group.
- I'm not a piecer, but that doesn't mean I don't piece… I do.
- He was responsible for disciplining and paying the piecers on a time rate, so he stood to gain from the increased pace of work.
- 1.1historical A person, often a child, employed in a spinning mill to join the ends of broken threads.
Example sentencesExamples - The number of cardings a piecer has through his fingers in a day is very great; each piecing requires three or four rubs, over a space of three or four inches.
- Kirsty had a job as a piecer, joining broken threads, a very tiring and boring life.
- Further expressions of concern for his family and future generations came from a male weaver whose son was a piecer.
- At the age of six I became a piecer. In the spring of 1840, I began to feel some painful symptoms in my right wrist, arising from the general weakness of my joints, brought on in the factories.
- At the age of six I became a piecer. I regularly worked at the weaving machine till I could hardly get home.
Rhymes Lisa, Nerissa, Raisa, releaser Definition of piecer in US English: piecernounˈpisərˈpēsər 1A person who patches or creates a garment or other item from pieces of fabric. Example sentencesExamples - The two assigned numbers may be divided between a piecer and a quilter or awarded to individuals within a group as determined by that group.
- He was responsible for disciplining and paying the piecers on a time rate, so he stood to gain from the increased pace of work.
- I'm not a piecer, but that doesn't mean I don't piece… I do.
- 1.1historical A child employed in a spinning mill to join the ends of broken threads.
Example sentencesExamples - At the age of six I became a piecer. I regularly worked at the weaving machine till I could hardly get home.
- Kirsty had a job as a piecer, joining broken threads, a very tiring and boring life.
- At the age of six I became a piecer. In the spring of 1840, I began to feel some painful symptoms in my right wrist, arising from the general weakness of my joints, brought on in the factories.
- Further expressions of concern for his family and future generations came from a male weaver whose son was a piecer.
- The number of cardings a piecer has through his fingers in a day is very great; each piecing requires three or four rubs, over a space of three or four inches.
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