dehairer
dehairer noun: something or someone that removes hair.
Noun
dehairer (plural dehairers)
- Something or someone that removes hair.
- In a carcass dehairing machine, the combination of a pivoted grate provided with openings, a rotary dehairer comprising scraping arms operable through said openings to scrape the carcass in said grate, means whereby to tilt said grate away from said rotary dehairer to discharge the carcass, and a...1935, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
- Commercial lactic acid, however, goes largely to certain branches of the leather-tanning industry as a dehairer and decalcifier of hides.1937, Food Engineering - Volume 9, page 636
Examples of dehairer in a sentence
- I was not thinking of apartment rent, television cost, or new furniture when I heard that motor start up with me in the dehairer.2013, Pat and Jack Stewart, Nothing Good Happens After Midnight, page 74:
- The recent development of small dehairers has made a huge difference to cottage-industry fiber development.2015, Judith Mackenzie, The Practical Spinner's Guide - Rare Luxury Fibers:
Forms of dehairer
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Origin of dehairer
From de- + hair + -er.
Questions about dehairer
- What does dehairer mean?
- Dehairer means something or someone that removes hair.
- How do you use dehairer in a sentence?
- I was not thinking of apartment rent, television cost, or new furniture when I heard that motor start up with me in the dehairer.
- What part of speech is dehairer?
- Dehairer is a noun.
- What is the plural of dehairer?
- The plural of dehairer is dehairers.
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