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Jordan engine

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noun

  1. a machine for beating and refining pulp, used in manufacturing certain grades of paper.

Etymology

Origin of Jordan engine

Named after Joseph Jordan, American inventor, who developed it

Example Sentences

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It is then taken into another room, packed into a "Jordan engine," and ground into an almost impalpable pulp.

From Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life by Winslow, Margaret E.

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