stemmer

[ stem-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

stemmer

[ stem-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Origin of stemmer¹

First recorded in 1890–95; stem ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of stemmer²

First recorded in 1855–60; stem ² + -er ¹

His body was found some hours afterwards, hanging in a woods near Stemmer's Run.

The cigar maker, the lump manufacturer and the stemmer all find in this State the article just suited to their various purposes.

Raisins of the third class are sent to the stemmer and a large proportion of them then go to the seeder.

The boat being an old-fashioned plumb-stemmer, 32 feet on top.

In the berry season the stemmer shown in the sketch is a very handy article for the kitchen.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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