"doffer" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdɔ.fər/ Audio: Nl-doffer.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔfər Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|adjective form}} doffer
  1. comparative degree of dof Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: dof
    Sense id: en-doffer-nl-adj-h0lF90Dy Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdɔ.fər/ Audio: Nl-doffer.ogg Forms: doffers [plural], doffertje [diminutive, neuter], duif [feminine], duivin [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɔfər Etymology: From Middle Dutch duvers, duve (“dove, pigeon”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|duvers}} Middle Dutch duvers Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+|f=duif|f2=duivin}} doffer m (plural doffers, diminutive doffertje n, feminine duif or duivin)
  1. male dove, a cock pigeon Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Male animals Synonyms: duiver, mannetjesduif
    Sense id: en-doffer-nl-noun-1oa50-Ie Disambiguation of Male animals: 24 76 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: doffers [plural]
Etymology: From doff + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|doff|er|id2=agent noun}} doff + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} doffer (plural doffers)
  1. (textile manufacturing) In a carding machine, a device such as a revolving cylinder or a vibrating bar with teeth, that doffs, that is to say strips off, the carded cotton or other fiber from the cards; or a hand tool for the same function in smaller machines or in manual carding. Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-doffer-en-noun-R3upfLLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 23 42 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 24 44 10
  2. A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. The job was often done by children.
    Sense id: en-doffer-en-noun-1QBNV1gf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doffer shaft, ring doffer Related terms: doffing comb

Inflected forms

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