linter

American  

[lin-ter] / ˈlɪn tər /

noun

1. linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.

2. a machine for removing lint from cloth.

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linter British  

/ ˈlɪntə /

noun

1. a machine for stripping the short fibres of ginned cotton seeds

2. (plural) the fibres so removed

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Etymology

Origin of linter

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; lint + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It had consisted of two parts,—a pretty substantial log-cabin, which dated back to the earliest days of the settlement, and a framed addition, called a lean-to, or "linter."

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

"We all thought you was under the linter; and they was all workin' so hard—as if they had been our best friends—to get you out."

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

Now the seed, free of all else, is carried by another elevator and endless screw conveyor to the "linter."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 by Various

Mr. Peakslow was ahead of the boys; and they thought he must have reached the linter.

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

Under the logs was the crushed shell of the linter; and all looked anxiously, to see what was under that.

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)