• Doffer

    Origin

    From doff

    Full definition of doffer

    Noun

    doffer

    (plural doffers)
    1. (textile manufacturing) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton or fiber from the cards.
    2. A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.

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