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lint doctor

lint doctor noun: a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a printing machine, such as in roller printing for example for calico.

lint doctor: a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a printing machine, such as in roller printing...
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Noun

lint doctor (plural lint doctors)

  1. A scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a printing machine, such as in roller printing for example for calico.

Forms of lint doctor

plurallint doctors

Questions about lint doctor

What does lint doctor mean?
Lint doctor means a scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a printing machine, such as in roller printing for example for calico.
What part of speech is lint doctor?
Lint doctor is a noun.
What is the plural of lint doctor?
The plural of lint doctor is lint doctors.

Words near lint doctor in the dictionary

  1. linstock
  2. linstocks
  3. lint
  4. lint ball
  5. lint balls
  6. lint doctor
  7. lint doctors
  8. lint roller
  9. lint rollers
  10. lint-free
  11. lint-head

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