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Definition of Trimmers
1. trimmer [n] - See also: trimmer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trimmers
Literary usage of Trimmers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Millinery as a Trade for Women by Lorinda Perry (1916)
"Only 5 trimmers received as little as the better paid makers, ... According to
Table 30, the nominal weekly wages of Boston trimmers varied from less than ..."
2. The Early History of the Tories: From the Accession of Charles the Second to by Clement Boulton Roylance Kent (1908)
"He himself has come down through history as the Prince of trimmers. A conservative
in temperament, but intellectually a theoretical republican, he possessed ..."
3. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1883)
""Yes, he is, sir," replied the fat clerk, turning his spectacle-glasses towards
his principal, and his eyes towards Nicholas, "but Mr. trimmers is with him. ..."
4. Lumber Manufacture in the Douglas Fir Region by Howard B. Oakleaf (1920)
"trimmers TYPES The object of the trimming operation Is threefold; to square up the
... There are two distinct types of trimmers in use in Douglas flr mills, ..."
5. Wages and Regularity of Employment in the Dress and Waist Industry of New by Nahum Isaac Stone (1915)
"trimmers. trimmers form the group of operators of the highest skill. ... Girls are
promoted to be trimmers after they have proved to be good waist or dress ..."
6. Political Philosophy by Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux (1861)
"... the leaders of which had taken refuge there when his attempt failed to usurp
the chief power. While the contest lay between the trimmers, headed by the ..."
7. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1916)
"SPIRITUAL trimmers. Some say the soul's secure Against distress and forfeiture ;
Is free from action, and exempt From execution and contempt : And to be ..."
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