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(1):
(n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards.
(2):
(n.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards.
(3):
(n.) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.