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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
separator .
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Examples
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Here's an October, 1923 Popular Mechanics guide to "novel and little-known accessories," including a fork-cleaner, cream-separator, and a "mixer which aids in preparing mayonnaise dressing for sea foods, salads, vegetables, and the like."
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The army of rosy milkmaids has passed away for ever, to give place to the cream-separator and the, largely, male-and-machinery manipulated butter pat.
Woman and Labour 2003
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She climbed by log steps to a narrow frame back porch littered with parts of a broken cream-separator.
Free Air Sinclair Lewis 1918
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The outside farm work has progressed wonderfully, but the indoor farm work is done in exactly the same way as it was twenty-five years ago, with the possible exception of the cream-separator.
In Times Like These 1915
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As instruments of the dairying trade he procured fifty milch-cows, the calves of which had to be "poddied", and a hand cream-separator.
My Brilliant Career Miles Franklin 1916
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I was assisting him to dry the parts of the cream-separator, a task which had become chronic with me, when Carry shouted from the kitchen, where she was putting in her week --
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Miles Franklin 1916
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He invited me to the dairy to see him turn the hand cream-separator, and I remained to dry the discs out of its bowl while he washed them.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Miles Franklin 1916
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From within came the mellow hum of the cream-separator, as Martha, the steady member of the family, played a profitable tune thereon.
The Second Chance 1910
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From within came the mellow hum of the cream-separator, as Martha, the steady member of the family, played a profitable tune thereon.
The Second Chance Nellie L. McClung 1912
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He could pull pig-weed for the pigs and throw it into the pen; he had learned to detect French-weed in the grain; he could milk; he could turn the cream-separator; he could wash dishes and churn, and he did it all with a willingness,
Sowing Seeds in Danny Nellie L. McClung 1912
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