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Definition of Lifters
1. lifter [n] - See also: lifter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lifters
Literary usage of Lifters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut in America by Connecticut (1786)
"That the faid lifters, after the ... That faid lifters (hall annually, fome time
in the Month ... to the lifters, to be entered in the public Lift. ..."
2. The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation by Upton Sinclair (1918)
"There are Yogi Bootstrap-lifters with flowing robes of yellow silk; Theosophist
Bootstrap-lifters with green and purple auras; Mormon Bootstrap-lifters, ..."
3. The Iron Age Directory (1904)
"Vt. lifters. Drop Press and Hammer— George A. Ohl & Co.. Newark. ... RI lifters.
Sash— Arcade Mfg. Co.. Freeport. 1ll. HB Ives Co.. New Haven. ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"They were formerly robbers by avocation ; and although improved, they are still
noted cattle-lifters. The only approach to caste amon:; them is that the ..."
5. Mine Drainage, Pumps, Etc by Hans C. Behr (1896)
"Jet-lifters; Ejectors. 6.3.01. These machines are operated either by steam or a
head of ... Steam-ejectors or water-lifters are simple and cheap devices. ..."