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beater [′bēd·ər] (agriculture) A device for chopping or pulverizing unwanted parts of crops such as cornstalks or potato vines. The part of a thresher that strikes the grains. (engineering) A tool for packing in material to fill a blasthole containing a charge of powder. A laborer who shovels or dumps asbestos fibers and sprays them with water in order to prepare them for the beating. (mechanical engineering) A machine that cuts or beats paper stock. (textiles) The section of a loom that drives the weft from the shed into the cloth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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