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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In woolen-manuf., a machine for cleansing the cloth from oil and dirt.
- noun In leather manufacturing, a machine for scouring or grinding the flesh side of skins or hides by means of a cylinder fitted with stones or brushes.
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