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Definition of Straighteners
1. straightener [n] - See also: straightener
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straighteners
Literary usage of Straighteners
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Founder's Manual by David Wells Payne (1917)
"Rod Straighteners Core wires and rods by use become crystallized, and bent in
all manner of shapes; so that it is not unusual to find about core rooms, ..."
2. Modern Sheet-metal Workers' Instructor: Practical Geometry, Mensuration by Joseph H. Rose (1906)
"This machine can be used in connection with wire straighteners of any manufacture.
Slip Roll Forming Machine. In the machine shown Pig. ..."
3. The Egyptian Sûdân, Its History and Monuments by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1907)
"Next came six rough " straighteners, whose work was preliminary to that of the
next party of 100 " men who were employed in lifting and packing; ..."
4. British Manufacturing Industries by George Phillips Bevan, Bevan, George Phillips, 1829?-1889 (1876)
"Cold straighteners .. .. 7s. 4rf. „ Roll turners 4s. ... Bogey-men 24s. 5d.
to 27s. Gil. Filers 24s. Straighteners 20s. 9rf. to 39s. id. Sawyers 24s. 5d. ..."
5. Catalogs of Supplies for Railroads, Steamships, Machines, Mills, and Mines by Duyckinck firm (1877)
"Parties desiring Straighteners of this kind should state the numbers of wire they
... Each $25 oo THE ROLL Straighteners illustrated above are designed and ..."
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