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

The roof of the old part had been lifted, and tumbled, with some of the upper logs, a mass of ruins, over upon the linter, which had been crushed to the ground by the weight.

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

Nom. caedēs arx linter Gen. caedis arcis lintris Dat. caedī arcī lintrī Acc. caedem arcem lintrem Voc. caedēs arx linter Abl. caede arce lintre PLURAL.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

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

"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)

"O, I don't know where he is, 'thout he's there!" said the poor woman, with a gesture of despair toward the ruined linter.

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