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warper

American

[wawr-per] / ˈwɔr pər /

noun

a person or thing that warps.
Textiles. a machine used to wind warp ends in preparation for weaving.

Etymology

Origin of warper

before 1000; Old English weorpere thrower (in ME only in compounds); see warp, -er ¹

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