linter

(lintər)

noun

  1. a machine for removing the short, fuzzy fibers which remain stuck to cotton seeds after ginning
  2. these fibers, used in making cotton batting, guncotton, etc.

See linter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning. Often used in the plural.
  2. A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton.

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