hopper boy

noun

A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.

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Meanings

nounhopper boy (plural hopper boys)

plural hopper boys · alternative hopperboy

  1. A rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the floor, through which it falls.

Origin

Derived from the occupation of boys who would carry out the task prior to the invention of the machine.

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APA

hopper boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopper%20boy

MLA

“hopper boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopper%20boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hopper boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopper%20boy.

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