Associations to the word «Doffer»

Wiktionary

DOFFER, noun. (textile manufacturing) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton or fiber from the cards.
DOFFER, noun. A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche