"overwrapper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overwrappers [plural]
Etymology: overwrap + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overwrap|er}} overwrap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} overwrapper (plural overwrappers)
  1. A machine that wraps a packaged item in a secondary outer wrapping.
    Sense id: en-overwrapper-en-noun-GC2juaqv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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