Spreader

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spreader \Spread"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propagates.
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     2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form
        a sliver preparatory to spinning.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rance \Rance\ (r[a^]ns), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     1. A prop or shore. [Scot.]
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     2. A round between the legs of a chair; also called a
        {spreader}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spreader
       n 1: a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a
            spreader"
       2: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or
          fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn: {broadcaster}]