linter

[lin-ter]

lint·er

[lin-ter]
noun
1.
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
2.
a machine for removing lint from cloth.

Origin:
1730–40, Americanism; lint + -er1
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Linter is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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linter (ˈlɪntə)
 
n
1.  a machine for stripping the short fibres of ginned cotton seeds
2.  (plural) the fibres so removed

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