jack-sinker

noun

A thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles.

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Meanings

nounjack-sinker (plural jack-sinkers)

plural jack-sinkers

  1. knitting machinesA thin iron plate operated by the jack to depress the loop of thread between two needles.
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