Kneader

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who kneads.

    "If you practice building your massage muscles as I suggest in Chapter 9, you can be a better kneader because this particular maneuver requires a lot of strength in the hands."

  2. 2
    A machine that kneads dough or any other highly elastoviscous mixture.

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"If you practice building your massage muscles as I suggest in Chapter 9, you can be a better kneader because this particular maneuver requires a lot of strength in the hands."

Etymology

From Middle English kneder, cnedar, equivalent to knead + -er.

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