faller

[ faw-ler ]

/ ˈfɔ lər /

noun

a person or thing that falls.

any of various devices that operate by falling.

Textiles. a device for cleaning, straightening, and separating fibers during combing of worsted stock, consisting of a series of metal pins set into a rectangular bar or rod.

a logger hired to cut down trees; feller.

Origin of faller

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fall, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for faller

If the thread breaks, a tiny "faller," such as are used in cotton mills, falls down and stops the machine.
Makers of Many Things|Eva March Tappan
Moreover, each row or rather double row, of pins is carried separately by what is termed a "faller."
The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
That portion of a "self-actor mule" which guides the faller wires is termed the "shaper" or "copping motion."
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson
Faller by this attempt incurred the charge of treason, however unjustly.
An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2)|Martinez de Zuniga

"What for a Svaidish faller like me monkey with none of my biziness, I don't know," he soliloquized.
Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for faller

faller

/ (ˈfɔːlə) /

noun

any device that falls or operates machinery by falling, as in a spinning machine

one that falls, esp a horse that falls at a fence in a steeplechase

US and Canadian a person who fells trees

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faller

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faller

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