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noun

a person or thing that spreads; specif.,

a small, dull knife for spreading butter, etc.
a contrivance for scattering something: a fertilizer spreader
a device, as a bar, for keeping apart wires, stays, etc.

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noun

One that spreads, as:

a. A butter knife.

b. A farm or garden implement for scattering fertilizer or seed.

c. A device, such as a bar, for keeping wires or stays apart.

d. Nautical A horizontal support used to spread shrouds on a mast.

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