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Definition of Threaders
1. threader [n] - See also: threader
Lexicographical Neighbors of Threaders
Literary usage of Threaders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1874)
"... selling grosses on 'em at a penny each ; and the same with the patent needle-
threaders, as were a shilling each in the shops when they first came out. ..."
2. Annals of British Legislation: Being a Classified and Analysed Summary of edited by Leone Levi (1862)
"But considering how few youths above 16, as threaders, would be required to
perform work which may have to be done between 6 pm and ten pm, I do not think ..."
3. Machinery (1902)
"2, which causes the threaders to close in and the tap can be withdrawn without
the usual ... 4, which bear against the threaders D. By pulling the handle, ..."
4. The Wrongs of Woman by Charlotte Elizabeth (1844)
"This is the sole occupation of the threaders during the day and night, and the
fatigue both of limb and eye is overpowering. There never are relays, ..."
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