linter
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noun
- a machine for removing the short, fuzzy fibers which remain stuck to cotton seeds after ginning
- these fibers, used in making cotton batting, guncotton, etc.
See linter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĭnˈtər)
noun- The short fibers that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning. Often used in the plural.
- A machine that removes these short fibers from the seeds of cotton.
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