'Doffer' definitions:

Definition of 'Doffer'

From: GCIDE
  • Doffer \Doff"er\, n.
  • 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty ones on the throstle or ring frames. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]