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Definition of Rimmers
1. rimmer [n] - See also: rimmer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rimmers
Literary usage of Rimmers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"And yet the Round-rimmers condescend to join the common world in certain of their
observances; they have committees among themselves, where small men swell ..."
2. The Modern Practice of American Machinists & Engineers, Including the by Egbert Pomeroy Watson (1882)
"rimmers. rimmers are indispensable tools in all shops that profess to do good work.
No matter how well holes may be drilled, they are not perfect unless ..."
3. The Modern Practice of American Machinists & Engineers: Including the by Egbert Pomeroy Watson (1869)
"Stubbs makes a five-sided, or pentagonal rimmer, with flat sides, that does well
enough in a small work, but we never had a fancy for rimmers with flat ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1877)
"Chisels, awls, borers and rimmers occur in abundance. The chisels or pointed
tools were probably used in chipping out hieroglyphics. ..."
5. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1899)
"The awls, borers and rimmers were employed in perforating skins, wood, stone, etc.
Stone mortars are rare in a state of f ..."
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