doffer

doff·er

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dof-er, daw-fer]
- /ˈdɒf ər, ˈdɔ fər/
- /dˈɒfə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dof-er, daw-fer]
- /ˈdɒf ər, ˈdɔ fər/

Definitions of doffer word

noun doffer a person or thing that doffs. 1
noun doffer Textiles. a wire-clothed roller on a carding machine, especially the roller to which the carded fibers are transferred from the cylinder and then prepared for conversion into sliver. any roller that removes the fibers from another roller. 1
noun doffer (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. 1
noun doffer A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. 0

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Origin of doffer

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; doff + -er1

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Parts of speech for Doffer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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doffer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

doffer usage trend in Literature

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