Willowing-machine

  • 1willowing-machine — willˈowing machine noun A machine in which a spiked revolving cylinder, usu contained in a spiked box, loosens or cleans cotton, wool, rags for paper, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑willow …

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  • 2willowing — wil·low || wɪləʊ n. any of a number of deciduous trees having long flexible branches; cricket bat (made from the wood of a willow); machine with a spiked drum used for cleaning and loosening fibers (especially cotton and wool fibers) v.… …

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  • 3twilly — n. Willowing machine, twilly devil, willy, willying machine …

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  • 4Cotton-spinning machinery — Cotton Manufacturing Processes (after Murray 1911) Bale Breaker Blowing Room …

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  • 5Cotton mill — A cotton mill is a factory that houses spinning and weaving machinery. Typically built between 1775 and 1930, mills spun cotton which was an important product during the Industrial Revolution. Cotton mills, and the mechanisation of the spinning… …

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