hemmer

American  

[hem-er] / ˈhɛm ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that hems.

2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges.

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hemmer British  

/ ˈhɛmə /

noun

1. an attachment on a sewing machine for hemming

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Etymology

Origin of hemmer

1425–75; late Middle English. See hem ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

To mark a hem in linen, remove thread from the machine and run the goods through the hemmer as though stitching; you will find a perfect hem turned down.

From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various

Neither his ignorance nor his simplicity prevented him from taking out three patents: the first in 1865 for a sewing-machine hemmer, and the last in 1882 for an improvement in incandescent lamps.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

"Ow na! she'll hearken, an' hear the hemmer," replied the shoemaker.

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George

Grant Brothers sold their machine, which had silver-plated mountings, for $18; the price included hemmer, Barnum’s self-sewer, oilcan, screwdriver, clamp, gauge, and four silver needles.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers

Watty, whan ye fess the bit boxie, jist pit a hemmer an' a puckle nails i' your pooch to men' the hen hoose door.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George