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self-bind⋅er

[self-bahyn-der]
–noun Agriculture.
binder (def. 5b).

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

bind⋅er

[bahyn-der]
–noun
1. a person or thing that binds.
2. a detachable cover, resembling the cover of a notebook or book, with clasps or rings for holding loose papers together: a three-ring binder.
3. a person who binds books; a bookbinder.
4. Insurance. an agreement by which property or liability coverage is granted pending issuance of a policy.
5. Agriculture.
a. an attachment to a harvester or reaper for binding the cut grain.
b. Also called self-binder. a machine that cuts and binds grain.
6. Chemistry. any substance that causes the components of a mixture to cohere.
7. Painting. a vehicle in which pigment is suspended.
8. (in powder metallurgy) a substance for holding compacted metal powder together while it is being sintered.
9. Building Trades.
a. a stone, as a perpend, for bonding masonry.
b. a girder supporting the ends of two sets of floor joists.
c. a material for holding loose material together, as in a macadamized road.
d. stirrup (def. 5).
10. British, Australian Slang. a large quantity, esp. of food.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME, OE; see bind, -er 1
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bind·er
Pronunciation: 'bIn-d&r
Function: noun
1 : a temporary insurance contract that provides coverage until the policy is issued
2 : a receipt for money paid to the owner of real estate or to the owner's agent to secure the right to purchase the real estate upon agreed terms; also : the money itself
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bind·er
Pronunciation: 'bIn-d&r
Function: noun
1 : a broad bandage applied (as about the chest or abdomen) for support binder> binder>
2 : a substance (as glucose or acacia) used in pharmacy to hold together the ingredients of a compressed tablet
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

binder bind·er (bīn'dər)
n.
A broad bandage, especially one encircling the abdomen.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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