strander

noun

strand·​er

-də(r)

plural -s

1

: a machine that makes strands into cable or rope

2

: a steelworker who guides bars by the use of hand tongs from the roughing mill into other rolls for further processing

called also edger, poke-in, pony rougher, stick-in

Word History

Etymology

strand entry 5 + -er

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