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taker-off

taker-off noun: a person employed to unhook the wagons at self-acting inclines.

Noun

taker-off (plural takers-off)

  1. (historical) A person employed to unhook the wagons at self-acting inclines.

Forms of taker-off

pluraltakers-off

Questions about taker-off

What does taker-off mean?
Taker-off means a person employed to unhook the wagons at self-acting inclines.
What part of speech is taker-off?
Taker-off is a noun.
What is the plural of taker-off?
The plural of taker-off is takers-off.

Words near taker-off in the dictionary

  1. takeover bids
  2. takeovers
  3. taker
  4. taker-backer
  5. taker-backers
  6. taker-off
  7. takers
  8. takers-off
  9. takes
  10. takes (something) to
  11. takes a back seat

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