doffer

noun

doff·​er

-fə(r)

plural -s

1

a

: a small roller usually covered with wire teeth used to strip material from another roller or cylinder on textile machinery

especially : a roller on a carding machine

b

: a machine or device for doffing bobbins

c

: a device for stripping cotton from the spindle of a mechanical cotton picker

2

: a textile worker who removes full bobbins or cones from machines and puts in empty ones

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