breaker card

noun

1. the first card in the carding process, used to open the raw stock and to convert it into sliver form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breaker card¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

A receptacle, very similar to that used at the breaker card, appears near the far end of the softening machine in Fig. 13.

From Project Gutenberg

The sliver from the can of the breaker card may be wound into balls, or it may be taken direct to the finisher card.

From Project Gutenberg