'Spreader' definitions:
Definition of 'spreader'
(from WordNet)
noun
A hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"
noun
A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions [syn: broadcaster, spreader]
Definition of 'Spreader'
From: GCIDE
- Spreader \Spread"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propagates. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'spreader'
From: GCIDE
- Rance \Rance\ (r[a^]ns), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
- 1. A prop or shore. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A round between the legs of a chair; also called a spreader. [1913 Webster]