coiler

noun

coil·​er

ˈkȯilə(r)

plural -s

1

: an apparatus used in spinning cotton and other fibers that coils the sliver by feeding it through a tube attached to an annular revolving plate into oppositely revolving cans

2

: one that makes coils (as by winding wire to form springs)

Word History

Etymology

coil entry 1 + -er

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