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licker-in
[ lik-er-in ]
noun
- a roller on a carding machine, especially the roller that opens the stock as it is fed into the card and transfers the fibers to the main cylinder.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of licker-in1
1840–50; lick in + -er 1
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