Definition of Slackener

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slackener

slack-jawed
slack off
slack suit
slack tide
slack tub
slack up
slack water
slackard
slackards
slackcom
slackcoms
slacked
slacken
slacken off
slackened
slackener (current term)
slackeners
slackening
slackens
slacker
slackerdom
slackerish
slackerly
slackers
slackest
slacking
slackline
slacklining
slackly
slackness

Literary usage of Slackener

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"To further offset this strain, the slackener should be carefully set. In setting the slackener, see that the lever is lifted just high enough to allow the ..."

2. Jacquard Weaving and Designing by T. F. Bell (1895)
"The doup standard and slackener should act together, and the doup or half leaf should rise when the harness carrying the crossing threads rises. ..."

3. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"The slackener rod is usually adjusted after the warp is drawn in and placed ... This crosses the two threads, so that the slackener must be operated to let ..."

4. Transactions of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association (1896)
"An important element in leno weaving, not yet explained, is what is termed the doupe slackener. This consists of various devices applied at the back of the ..."

5. Cotton Weaving and Designing by John T. Taylor, Frederick Wilkinson, Harry Nisbet (1909)
"The two perpendicular lines one and two represent the picks, and the marks on the first pick are on the loose half, the doup, and the slackener; ..."

6. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"... its Psyche-zone unbound,— To speak in metaphor—for sport is known A wonderful starch-slackener ; the sound Of shouted " odds" sufficient seems alone To ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Slackener on Dictionary.com!Search for Slackener on Thesaurus.com!Search for Slackener on Google!Search for Slackener on Wikipedia!

Search