noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine (a billy) in a wool mill. historical
2. 2
   A worker in a wool mill who repairs broken yarn by twisting them together. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

piecer

Etymology

From piecen + -er?

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