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单词 piecer
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Definition of piecer in English:

piecer

noun 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. 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:

piecer

nounˈpisərˈpēsər
  • 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. 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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