licker-in

noun

The drum or cylinder in a carding machine by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.

Meanings

nounlicker-in (plural lickers-in)

plural lickers-in

  1. The drum or cylinder in a carding machine by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.
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APA

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Chicago

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